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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.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are indeed nurses, but they have more job responsibilities than a registered nurse, so it makes sense that their salaries and job requirements would differ. They also usually hold an advanced degree, whether itâs a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) . According to AANP, 95.1% of Nurse Practitioners have graduate degrees and an outstanding 86.5% maintain their national certification.