How do they match: Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Psychiatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

  • Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

  • Administer medications, including those administered by injection.
  • Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists.

  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Administer intravenous medications.