How To Be A Ny Registered Nurse

Nursing

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Profession	Currently Initiating the Process for Items Received
Registered Professional Nurse NYS Education Program Applicants All Other Education Programs	Current Date 3/25/2022
Licensed Practical Nurse NYS Education Program Applicants All Other Education Programs	Current Date 3/25/2022
Nurse Practitioner NYS Education Program Applicants All Other Education Programs	4/25/2022 4/25/2022
Clinical Nurse Specialist NYS Education Programme Applicants All Other Teaching Programs	Current Date Current Date

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There are four distinct nursing professions in New York State: Registered Professional Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Licensed Applied Nurse and Nurse Practitioner.
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A Registered Professional Nurse (RN) may:

perform health assessments;
diagnose and treat a patient'due south unique responses to diagnosed health problems;
teach and counsel patients near their wellness;
execute medical regimens as prescribed by licensed physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, medico assistants, and podiatrists; and
contribute equally members of interdisciplinary wellness care teams and wellness related committees to plan and implement health intendance.

A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an RN who has completed avant-garde clinical nursing education (usually a primary'due south degree) and is certified by New York State as a clinical nurse specialist. New York certifies CNSs in the following specialties: Adult Health; Pediatrics; Oncology; and Psychiatry/Mental Health.

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an RN who has earned a split up license every bit an NP through avant-garde clinical nursing didactics (unremarkably a primary'due south degree) in a distinct specialty area of practice. Nurse practitioners may diagnose, care for, and prescribe for a patient's condition that falls inside their specialty expanse of practice. Nurse practitioner specialty areas include: Astute Intendance; Adult Health; College Health; Community Wellness; Family Health; Gerontology; Holistic Nursing; Neonatology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Oncology; Palliative Care; Pediatrics; Perinatology; Psychiatry; School Health; and Women's Wellness.

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides skilled nursing care tasks and procedures under the direction of an RN, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, physician, or other authorized health care provider.

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