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Job Description:
Advanced Practice Nurses are Registered Nurses (RNs) with a
masters degree or higher, additional training and
responsibilities. They practice with more autonomy, and may
have prescriptive authority. The principal types of Advance
Practice Nurses are:
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Nurse
Practitioners (NP or ARNP)
provide primary and preventive health care services, prescribe
medication, and diagnose and treat common minor illnesses and
injuries.
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Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)
administer more than 65 percent of anesthetics given to patients
each year.
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Clinical Nurse
Specialists (CNS)
handle physical and mental health problems within their area of
specialization, and also work in consultation, research,
education, and administration.
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Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM)
provide well-woman gynecological and low-risk obstetrical care.
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