a little understood profession by the public an advanced nurse praticioner or ANP is an individual who has completed graduate school for nursing and does very much the same job as a doctor but makes more and is payed by whatever company they work for instead of by the pateint from insurance companies. they can determine diagnosis and write perscriptions to treat pateints. in certain specalties they report to a doctor once a week so they can check the paper work.
hi, im a nurse practitioner, whats the problem
patient : when am i going to see the doctor
ANP: you wont ill be treating you
pateint: so your a doctor
ANP: no im a nurse pratitioner
pateint: so why am i not seeing a doctor
ANP: becouse i can give you the same treatment as a doctor, now what are you here for?
patient : when am i going to see the doctor
ANP: you wont ill be treating you
pateint: so your a doctor
ANP: no im a nurse pratitioner
pateint: so why am i not seeing a doctor
ANP: becouse i can give you the same treatment as a doctor, now what are you here for?
by ANPnurse January 4, 2010
A professional who worked through school as a registered nurse, spent exponentially more time with patients than an ivy league prepped medical doctor fresh out of residency, coordinates care better than experienced physicians, knows what happens after a referral is sent, works directly with insurance companies, practices holistic care, still cares about the patients they see, and at a fraction of the cost of a burnt out physician. Like, by a lot. Want less expensive healthcare? go nurse practitioner.
America: "Man, these costs are astronomical!" Shouldn't it be less expensive to provide primary, specialty, non-surgical, preventive care to a larger population?"
Nurse Practitioner: "Yes."
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Physician: "Screw rural healthcare, I'm movin to the city!"
Nurse Practitioner: "See ya!"
Nurse Practitioner: "Yes."
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Physician: "Screw rural healthcare, I'm movin to the city!"
Nurse Practitioner: "See ya!"
by Private Practicality February 27, 2020
They are registered nurses who, with advanced training, have extensive knowledge of cosmetic therapies. Their qualifications allow them to deliver or assist with a range of cosmetic treatments, including: Skin rejuvenation, such as pore reduction and blemish removal. Anti-wrinkle treatment.
by Pugamoo July 17, 2023
A doctor who is more concerned with getting his medicare form signed than he is finding out what a patients health issues are. They will often write a prescription based on a few cursory questions to the patient, without actually examining them or seeking adequate information to diagnose health problems.
I went to see what I thought was a health care professional (doctor) because I had been suffering bad headaches for a couple of weeks, turns out he was nothing more than a medicare practitioner, he handed me a medicare slip to sign while he wrote out a prescription for painkillers and told me to attend an emergency room if they did not go away.
by Titan Ace March 14, 2016