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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.
Job Tasks of a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. A psychiatric nurse practitioner must often know how to use different pieces of medical equipment, including surgical lasers, defibrillators, and EKG machines. They often have to do a great deal of computer work, including data entry and using medical software to record information regarding patients.