Nurse Practitioners (NP) independently provide primary health care in one or more of the following classifications and scopes of practice: Adult NP, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Nurse Midwife NP, Family NP, Geriatric NP, Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP, Pediatric NP Acute Care, Psychiatric/Mental Health NP, Acute Care NP and Women's Health Care NP. Nurse Practitioners may apply for authority to dispense medications. Similar Keywords: nurses