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A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse (RN) with advanced training in diagnosing and treating illness. Nurse Practitioners are master's prepared healthcare providers that focus on helping you achieve total health and prevent disease. While nurse practitioners provide the same quality of care as medical doctors, the philosophy of Nurse Practitioners is different. NP's focus on preventing disease, improving wellness, and educating you about your health risks and ways to make realistic changes. They spend more time with you and use that time to listen your health concerns.
Nurse Practitioners focus on helping you stay well. Their holistic focus, which looks at the entire person, is well suited to helping an interested individual become healthier. Nurse Practitioners offer screening tests for specific diseases, prescribe medications, treat illness, and administer physical exams. In addition, if you have a health concern that requires further evaluation, or if you are interested in receiving another opinion, nurse practitioners can refer you to other specialists for consults, evaluation and treatment. NP's can also prescribe physical therapy, massage, acupunture and naturopathic and chiropractic care.
Nurse Practitioners are licensed healthcare providers in the State of Washington and are covered by most insurance plans. In the State of Washington, nurse practitioners are licensed to practice independently in whatever specialty area they are trained and have independent prescription writing capability.
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