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SVMIC Collaborating with Advanced Practice Providers
Doctorate) and national board certification in their area of
specialty.
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 or other nationally established
organizations or agencies that recognizes 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
PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam)
administered by NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of
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