Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner. Many states allow for varying degrees of prescriptive privilege and independent practice. NP's can usually be found in outpatient clinics and long term care facilities, CNS's are usually based in inpatient care or provide care to select groups, such as with a population in a skilled facility. Physician's Assistant Licensed. PA's are educated to diagnose health care problems and develop and execute interventions.
Many states allow prescriptive privilege.
May work in either inpatient, outpatient or long term care settings. May be Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. Generally, Medical Directorship of long term care facilities is held by a physician. Educated to diagnose and treat health related problems. Educated to diagnose and treat problems within the mouth, gums and teeth.