In the UK, because serious medication errors have been made from the confusion between milligrams and micrograms when micrograms has been abbreviated, the recommendation given in the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines is that doses of less than one milligram must be expressed in micrograms and that the word âmicrogramâ must be written in full, and ...
Summary: In 2010, approximately 56,000 nurse practitioners and 30,000 physician assistants were practicing primary care in the United States, according to research commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The job title of ânurse practitionerâ is still relatively new, having come into existence in 1965. As an advanced practice nurse, NPs take on the responsibilities of both registered nurses and physicians to provide efficient and cost-effective healthcare options for patients. Find Nurse Practitioner Jobs. What Does a Nurse Practitioner Do? According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), a nurse practitioners is a clinician who blends diagnosis and treatment with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management.