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Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)
ARNPs can work in all healthcare settings and may have the title of Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). Though not recognized in the State of Florida, in many states the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) also is licensed as an ARNP. In addition to the duties a Registered Nurse can do, the Nurse Practitioner is able to:
  • Be a primary health care provider
  • Take a patient history
  • Do physical examinations
  • Prescribe medicine
  • Order and read tests
  • Care for women who are pregnant
  • Provide family planning
  • May specialize in:
    • Geriatrics (care of the elderly)
    • Pediatrics (care of children)
    • Psychiatry (care of the mentally ill)
    • School health (care of school children)
    • Neonatology (care of premature babies)
    • Midwifery (care of pregnant and birthing women)
    • Anesthesiology (care of patients getting anesthesia)
    • Education
    • Research
    • Case management

To be a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Florida you MUST:

  • Have a current RN license and
  • Graduate from a Master's Program for Nurse Practitioners

Florida Area Health Education Network. (n.d.). Florida Health Careers. Retrieved February 14, 2004, from http://www.flahec.org/hlthcareers/

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