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Nurse Practitioners. A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who also has a Masterâs degree and clinical experience. The NP may work independently or as a member of a health care team. He or she helps to educate patients, with a focus on health maintenance, counseling, and disease prevention.
What do physician assistants do? A Physicians Assistant (PA) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) fill the  special role between nurses and medical physicians MDs/osteopaths  DOs. The PA and NP under the supervisionâ¦ of MDs and DOs can  diagnose, treat, and even prescribe medications; PAs and NPs are  highly trained clinicians.