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.
Many people in countries like mine don't know what a nurse practitioner is. It's just that in few countries, nurses are trained in a particular skill and go on to become nurse practitioner or nurse consultant, foe example bronchoscopy nurse consultant, Sonography nurse practitioner and so on.