The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas) is an archipelago in South-East Asia of more than seven thousand islands located between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea at the very eastern edge of Asia.
Nurse practitioners can see a wide range of patients, both well and sick, and perform many in-office procedures. Prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting tests, hospital admitting and discharge privileges, and hospital rounding are just a few of the privileges falling within the scope of a nurse practitioner.
âFamily nurse practitioners have a long history of engaging patients in their care, helping them to understand their illness and practical measures they can take for improvements,â says Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, CAE, FAANP director of research & education for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.