Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist vs. Mental Health Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse Practioners are at an advanced level of nursing. They provide basic primary healthcare. They diagnose and treat common acute illnesses and injuries. Nurse Practioners can prescribe medication...

the name itself implies that :)

The core philosophy of the field is individualized care. Nurse practitioners focus on patients' conditions as well as the effects of illness on the lives of the patients and their families. NP...

The salary for NPs varies greatly dependent on multiple factors. Location, type of practice, specialty, years of experience, number of hours worked, call hours covered, bonus arrangements, and oth...

Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss...NPs have no designations such as doctors do, unless they hold a doctoral degree, of which many do.

you have to have a masters degree, usually specialize in one area, like ob-gyn, pediatric, geriatric,etc.

here in georgia they can practice independantly although they do report to a doctor. They dont have to have an md at the facility though.

It depends on the location. In the midwest, they make around $70,000 per year starting off.