In the Uk what is a nurse practitioner?
2007-03-13 06:32:04 · 9 answers · asked by chatterboxrools 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
a nurse practioner is some one who is the right hand person for a qualified staff nuse. they are just below a staff nurse on the pay scale. they can do thing like take blood's from patients do bp's and so on. these are jobs that staff nurse's can't get aroound to do.
2007-03-13 07:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by pinklady25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse who has completed advanced education (generally a minimum of a master's degree) and training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners provide a broad range of health care services.
2007-03-13 06:43:07 · answer #2 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With anesthesia you're lots extra in all probability to artwork generally scheduled hours and much less in all probability to put in 14 hour days. To make the somewhat vast greenbacks at this regardless of the undeniable fact which you do desire a marginally super wellness center to prepare by way of, supplying you with much less of a skill to regulate the place you reside. A nurse practitioner has the abiltiy to artwork everywhere they pass - there are purely some factors of the international without artwork for good medical practitioners. So residing in a small city can nevertheless convey a first rate residing and much less rigidity than the vast city.
2016-10-18 07:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a nurse who has a nursing degree from a university at least at 1st degree honours level.Nurse practitioners can work with or without the supervision of a physician.
2007-03-13 07:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like doctors ,independent experienced nurses offer their nursing services to the needy.these persons are not employees of any hospital but they know their job and they would carry on the instructions of any doctor.generally their services are utilized by patients who need long term treatments at their home
2007-03-13 06:38:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
independent nurses that choose to specialise in a certain disciplibe of nursing for example a diabetic nurse specialist or a respiratory nurse specialist
2007-03-13 06:42:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A practicing nurse, almost a DR
2007-03-13 06:35:43 · answer #7 · answered by brndbradsh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
May be this site can help you http://mynursingprograms.com
2014-03-10 18:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they deal mostly with children
2007-03-13 06:43:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋