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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.
NP vs. MD. Differentiating a NP from a MD is fairly easy. Basically, a NP is a Nurse Practitioner, whereas a MD is a Doctor of Medicine. Hence, NPs are nurses, while MDs are physicians.MD is a title â doctoral degree for doctors (medical) â thatâs only granted by their schools.P vs. MD. Differentiating a NP from a MD is fairly easy. Basically, a NP is a Nurse Practitioner, whereas a MD is a Doctor of Medicine. Hence, NPs are nurses, while MDs are physicians.