Hospital pharmacists provide appropriate, effective, and safe management and dispensation of various medications. Hospital patients often have complicated and acute conditions that require multiple medications, and hospital pharmacists work with patients and physicians to determine therapeutic...
The registered nurse first assistant (RNFA) is a perioperative registered nurse who works with the surgeon and healthcare team members. The RNFA is a specialized RN whose scope and specialization is in part determined by patient population, practice environments, services provided, resources,...
Certified nurse midwives (CNM) are registered nurses (RN) who complete additional academic and clinical training in order to deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care to women. They are primary care providers who perform comprehensive women’s health assessments, screen for and...
Audiologists specialize in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), audiologists conduct hearing screening and testing assessments; select, fit, and dispense amplification systems such as...
A bariatric nurse practitioner (NP) specializes in treating obese patients. Bariatrics focuses on prevention of weight gain, including addressing nutrition and behavioral habits, as well as treatment such as bariatric surgery and medication. NPs in bariatrics can work in the inpatient or...
Physician assistants (PA) who work in urology are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. To qualify for practice as a PA, candidates must first complete an educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (...
Nurse practitioners (NP) in the subspecialty of cardiovascular surgery, known as cardiovascular nurse practitioners (CVNP) or cardiovascular advanced registered nurse practitioners, specialize in providing care for cardiac patients in a variety of settings. This NP subspecialty has specific...
Physician assistants (PA) who work in cardiovascular surgery are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. To qualify for practice as a PA, candidates must first complete an educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the...
According to the Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG), the duties of an OB/GYN physician assistant (PA) vary from practice to practice, but generally include the healthcare management of women from adolescence to adulthood.
A nurse practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse (APN or APRN) who provides primary care and specialized services to patients across a variety of settings and specialties, including acute care as well as adult, pediatric, geriatric, and family medicine. NPs can provide diagnoses and...
