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SVMIC Advanced Practice Provider Collaboration: Assessing the Risk
The practice of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
allows for the performance of additional acts by registered
nurses who have gained advanced clinical knowledge and
skills through an accredited education program. Programs
must be certified by the American Nurses Association (ANA)
or other nationally established organizations or agencies that
recognize the nurse as a certified nurse practitioner, certified
registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife, or clinical
nurse specialist. Generally, the APRN is certified in at least one
population focus and applies to the state board of nursing for
licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse. APRNs are
given authority in prescribing treatment, drugs, devices, and
ordering diagnostic tests, and many are prepared to perform
some of the same duties as physicians.
PA Training and Practice Areas
A Physician Assistant is a healthcare professional who is
licensed to practice medicine under physician supervision.
The PA’s role is to conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat
illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on prevention, assist
in surgery, and write prescriptions.
PAs complete a 26-month degree program as accredited
through the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for
the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Graduates must complete
the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE)
administered by National Commission on Certification of
Physician Assistants (NCCPA) to be certified as a PA. PAs then
must obtain state licensure to practice.
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