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.
In 2012, about 127,000 NPs were providing patient care in the U.S., roughly half of whom â around 60,400 â were practicing in primary care settings. 6 NPs are registered nurses who have completed Masterâs degrees or higher level nursing degrees.