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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.
M.S. in Nursing/Nurse Educator. The first subset of advanced practice nursing is a nurse practitioner (NP). This is a specialist who has many of the same duties as a physician, without the residency and longer schooling program. A nurse practitioner is able to diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions as well as prescribe medications.