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A PMHNP can often practice autonomously. In 27 states, nurse practitioners (NPs) already diagnose and treat with no physician involvement, and in 19 states prescribe medications independently. This is in contrast to 2008, when nurse practitioners could autonomously diagnose and treat in 23 states, and could only prescribe in 12 states.
Family 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. âIt is the expectation of family nurse practitioners to diagnose, treat, and prescribe in all 50 states. The scope may alter state to state as to what can be prescribed and services offered,â says David G. OâDell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, graduate Nursing program director at South University, West Palm Beach.