Family Nurse Practitioner

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Family nurse practitioners, also referred FNPs are specifically trained and accredited to offer care for persons with the major aim on the context of families in a community. In their specialized area of nursing, FNPs can serve as the specialty of primary health care providers. Typically, FNP works with the patients all through their life examining, diagnosing conditions and illness and in some circumstances prescribing medication. However, some specific states within the United States require an FNP to perform under the supervision of a physician (Linn, 2012).

The scope of the practice and role that a Family Nurse Practitioner can...