How do they match: Nurse Practitioners

  • Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
  • Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
  • Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
  • Provide patients or caregivers with assistance in locating health care resources.

  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
  • Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.