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Old Dec 17, 2016, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by winter4me View Post
An Advainnced Registered Nurse Practitioner ARNP has a Masters in Nursing Science and has chosen a specialty (psyc/pediatrics/family/gerontology etc) to focus on; by fulfilling requirements they can medically diagnose and treat conditions within their specialty. They may be independent, or work with a physician depending on the state. They are more educated, in general, than a PA. But they practice within a specialty.
In Psychiatry? then, why we need psychiatrists for? Sorry, I had bad experiences with Nurse practitioners. Particularly, I distrust their diagnosis capabilities. To me, they have a narrow view by training. But this is me.
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