What does a nurse practitioner do?

I am not sure if I want to spend the 8+ years of school to be a doctor. If I would choose a nurse practitioner, what can I specialize in? What are the main differences between a nurse practitioner and an RN?

i'm looking into being a neonatal nurse . but i did research and the neonatal nurse Practitioner came up, whats the differences in what they do and the schooling? and can you become a Practitioner after becoming a nurse.? like continue on while working...

I want to be a nurse practitioner, but what's a good specialty for being a nurse practitioner? I was thinking about a family nurse practitioner, what would a day be like as one?

What exactly is a nurse practitioner and how does one go from a BSN in nursing to a nurse practitioner?

What is the difference between the profession nurse practitioner and physician assistant? Is it harder to go for a nurse practitioner? Or is it harder to become a physician assistant? ...show more

What is grad school like? What tests do you have to take to get accredited or licensed? how intense and hard is school and clinicals? Do they try to "weed out" the bad students like some med schools do? If you're a Pscyh nurse practitioner...

Is there any difference between a "nurse practitioner" and an "advanced registered nurse practitioner"?

I am going the the Andrews center to get some help with a eating problem I developed a year ago and they set me up with a nurse practitioner that got me started taking Zyprexa 5mg, Thorazine 25 mg and Cogentin 2 mg and just recently switched from Zyprexa...

I am thinking about going back to school to become a Nurse Practioner or Advanced Practice Nurse. I am trying to figure out what is the difference, and how does one become one? I am already have a BA in Psychology.