Registered nurse first assistants are perioperative registered nurses who works with the surgeon and healthcare team members. Intraoperative duties include using instruments and medical devices, handling/cutting tissue, suturing, helping to control bleeding, clamping bleeding vessels, closing...

Pathologists’ assistants are advanced practice professionals who provide various services in pathology under the direction and supervision of a pathologist. They work in a variety of settings, including community and regional hospitals, university medical centers, and private pathology...

A nurse practitioner in emergency medicine is an advanced practice nurse who works in emergency medicine. They are trained to manage acutely ill or injured patients of all ages. This fast-paced nursing specialty requires the skill to treat patients with varying levels of acuity in busy emergency...

A nurse practitioner in dermatology specializes in treating all types of disease and medical issues that manifest on the surface of the skin. The types of patients that a nurse practitioner in dermatology would see can vary greatly and depends on the type of clinic where the nurse practitioner...

Nurse practitioners in nephrology work to prevent illness, promote optimal health, and alleviate suffering among people with kidney disease. It is estimated that about 10% of the U.S. adult population suffers from chronic kidney disease. A nurse practitioner in nephrology also provides care for...

Nurse practitioners in pediatrics provide general healthcare, treatment, and management of common pediatric illnesses of patients from infancy through young adult. Privileges include examination of patients, performance of health histories and physicals based on age and history, ordering,...

A nurse practitioner in neonatology is an advanced registered nurse with at least two years of experience as a beside registered nurse in a level III NICU, who is prepared to practice across the continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to neonates, infants, and toddlers...

Nurse practitioners in neurology treat patients undergoing brain surgery, spinal surgery, or neurological trauma. A neurosurgical nurse practitioner's primary tasks are to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions. Neuroscience nursing encompasses the...

Nurse practitioners in orthopedic surgery care for patients suffering from a range of musculoskeletal conditions affecting bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. They can order imaging, treatments, and procedures for orthopedic patients. They may assist in orthopedic surgeries...

A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice nurse 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. Nurse practitioners assess, diagnose, monitor, promote...

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