What is the difference to a ob/gyn nurse practitioner and a midwife.?

a CNP works under the purveiw of a doctor. A CNP can diagnose, and prescribe, and treat. The only thing a CNP is not licensed to do that a doctor is, is surgery. Personally, I'd rather see ...

The NP gets a masters from a school of nursing--they must have a bachelor's RN first. They are taught along a nursing model and therefore are not as common in many of the surgical specialties...

It's a published standard, so anyone with the training can do it. As the others have stated, it is usually done by the nearest and most hands-on trained person (ie nurse, or even paramedic ...

Oh boy. If you're a nurse you are going to the front lines where it is happening. That is where you are needed so that is where you are going. Now quit being a coward.

A Physician Assistant [or PA] is someone who may or may not have a medical background who goes to a mini version of the same medical school doctors endure. The theory is this: 80% of the things a d...

My family sees a nurse practitioner on a regular basis for colds and basic illnesses. She's great and it doesn't cost as much to see her. They can still write perscriptions. I take our...

physician's assistant has an AS ~ 1 to 2 years of training. nurse practitioner is a real nurse with a BS or AS and 2~3 years of nursing school. In medicine really matters is their level...

The NP is sort of like a doctor where he or she can assess and evaluate medical conditions and provide treatment which may include prescription medication. The NP is more invasive with the patient...