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You may be seen by a nurse practitioner if you go to your doctors office or the emergency room. They are becoming a large part of our health care providers in the United Sates and may even be considered a patients primary health care provider. They are trained to treat patients with a wide variety of conditions. If you are interested in health care, there are many nurse practitioner jobs available all around the world.

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses that have finished a graduate-level training and are licensed by both the state in which they practice and have national certification through one of many national boards. They are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of common and complex medical conditions and see patients of any age, depending on their specialty.

Some states allow nurse practitioners to practice independently of a licensed physician while other states require that he or she be directly supervised. Most practitioners have jobs as physicians and they perform duties in the office just as a physician would; examining patients, ordering tests and prescribing medication or therapy as needed.

A nurse practitioner is trained to evaluate any healthcare history, they give physical exams and recommend any testing or therapy that may be required. They are also permitted to prescribe medications, however the type of medications that may be prescribed by a nurse practitioner is limited in some states. With advanced training and supervision, nurse practitioners may assist physicians in surgical procedures.

To be licensed as a nurse practitioner the person must first be a licensed registered nurse and then complete a graduate level nurse practitioner program at an accredited university. The first nurse practitioner program was at the University of Colorado and began in 1965; since then many colleges and universities offer nurse practitioner programs, all of which are at the masters or doctoral level.

Nurse practitioners may specialize in any number of areas, form pediatrics to geriatrics. They may work at colleges or university clinics or public health clinics where they see a variety of conditions. They may also be employed by nursing homes and hospice care where they provide services to elderly or critically ill patients.

Since the nurse practitioner is trained first as a nurse, he or she was trained to provide holistic and preventative care, and to involve the individual patient in his or her care and well-being. Nurse practitioners often view healthcare as an interactive process, involving the patient as well as his or her family in the treatment process; therefore allowing the patient to feel they play a part in the treatment. Nurse practitioners are trained to refer a patient to an appropriate physician if the illness or injury is beyond their scope of practice and they feel the patient needs care they cannot provide.

There are many different travel nurse jobs available, they are now filling many jobs that were once held only by doctors; they may work in emergency rooms, doctors offices and clinics. Nurse practitioners are an important part of our healthcare system.

The job market is often bright for graduates and professionals in the health care industry. Whether you are a nurse practitioner, physician, or travel nurse, occupational therapy jobs are out there for you to pursue.