Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Homeopathy
4 Mar 2015
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What is a health care provider: nurses as providers, a nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (rn) who has additional education in health assessment, diagnoses, and management of injuries and illness, and who can therefore order tests and prescribe drugs, nurses frequently give treatment instructions or screen patients before they are seen by a physician. Physician assistants as providers: physician assistants are skilled health care team members who perform a wide range of medical services, their exact duties often vary by clinical setting but can include taking medical histories, conducting physical examinations, diagnoses and treatment of illness, ordering and interpreting tests, writing prescriptions, and assisting in surgery. physician assistants are taught to know their limits and seek guidance from their supervising physician as necessary, physician assistants are recognized health care providers suggests that they can make an important contribution to the delivery of comprehensive primary care.
