Many Patients Choose a Nurse Practitioner to be Their Primary
Care Provider (PCP).
Should You?

A Nurse Practitioner starts out as a Registered Nurse and then:
** completes a Masters’ level Graduate education.
** completes advanced clinical training.
** sits for national Board Certification in an area of specialty.
** provides healthcare without physician supervision.

A Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care will:
** assess, diagnose, and manage the full spectrum of medical
problems that present to any primary care setting.
** focus on disease prevention and risk reduction as well as sick-care.
** consider psychosocial issues that affect a
patient’s illness and/or recovery.
** provide comprehensive, patient-centered healthcare.