01/06/2022
What is a Nurse practitioner ?
According to New York State Education Law § 6902, a nurse practitioner (NP) diagnoses illnesses and physical conditions and performs therapeutic and corrective measures within the specialty area of practice in which the NP is certified. New York certifies NPs to practice in the following specialty areas: Adult Health; Family Health; Gerontology; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Oncology; Pediatrics, Perinatology; Psychiatry; School Health; Women’s Health; Holistic; and Palliative Care.
New York State Education Law holds NPs independently responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of their patients and does not require an NP to practice under physician supervision. As described in more detail below, this law requires each NP to practice in accordance with written practice protocols and a written practice agreement with a collaborating physician. However, an NP with more than 3600 hours of qualifying NP practice experience can opt to:
* continue to practice pursuant to a written practice protocols and a written practice agreement with a collaborating physician, as described in Section II “Practicing in Accordance with a Written Practice Agreement with a Collaborating Physician”, below; or,
* practice and have collaborative relationships with one or more qualified physicians or New York State Health Department licensed health care facility (i.e., hospital, nursing home, ambulatory surgery center, or diagnostic and treatment center), as described in Section III, “Collaborative Relationships”, below.
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To paraphrase : A nurse practitioner is an advance practice registered nurse. Nurse practitioners are trained to assess patients needs, order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory test, diagnose disease, formulate and prescribe treatment plans. Nurse practitioners can be found in primary care, acute care and long term care settings.
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