Doctor versus Nurse Practitioner: Who needs an introduction of these two words, life starts with them and eventually death fights with them to take off the life with it. A newborn baby comes in the world with the help of doctors and before the nourishment of mothers love baby takes its first breath in the lap of a nurse.
Eventually, both work hand in hand just like Jai veeru. The doctor’s and nurse’s works can be differentiated just by a thin thread. Let’s define both in medical language
Doctors are trained in medicine, they deal with the treatment of disease via medication, medical procedure, and surgery.
Whereas nursing practitioners are registered nurses, trained in caring for sick, and know-how to diagnose, treat, and manage medical cases.
Nurse Practitioner vs Doctor
Let’s go deep in differences
doctors | Nursing practitioner | |
responsibilities | treatment | caring |
education | Under graduation education, specialization or master degree, working in ruler area or residency doctors just like an internship (>1000 hours) | Undergraduate study, registered nurse, nursing practitioner program, certified nursing practitioner Hours of undergoing training(600-700hours) |
duties | Doctors mainly involved in Diagnosing Treating injuriesTreating illnessesObserving patients medical historyUpdating patients health reportOrdering and executing nurse and medical staff membersSuggesting patient for their health about nutrition, hygiene | Nursing practitioner involved in DiagnosingTreating acute and chronic conditionsPatients careCounselingAwareness about the disease prevention to the patient and their familyMaintaining detail records and charts of patient health Ordering or performing x-ray and other diagnostic testsPrescribing medications(in India it was done by doctors itself) |
Prescribe medications | Doctors can prescribe medications | Even nursing practitioners to having sufficient rights to prescribe medication |
specializations | Many specializations are available like Anesthesiologists Family and general physicians General internists General pediatricians Obstetricians and gynecologists Psychiatrists Surgeons Allergists Cardiologists Dermatologists Neurologists Gastroenterologists Ophthalmologists Pathologists Radiologists | Specialization for the nursing practitioner is General Nurse PractitionerPsychiatric Nurse PractitionerPediatric Nurse PractitionerGerontology Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse Practitioner |
Doctor vs Nurse Practitioner
Similarities both the professions share
Doctors | Nursing Practitioner | |
Obtaining health histories | The doctor examines the health history of the patient | The nursing practitioner needs to examine as well as update the health histories |
Performing physical assessments | Doctors perform physical assessments | NPS to perform physical assessments |
diagnostics | Doctors can order as well as diagnostics | Nursing practitioner too having an equal right |
Order treatments and therapies | ||
Independent partitioning | Need permission in some states or some can work under the doctor. |
Doctor of Nursing Practice vs Nurse Practitioner
Different but same
Both the professions are different or same is no point.yeah in medical terms knowing minute differences is important and for knowledge is very important but in general terms, both doctor or nurses or aw well as any medical staff workers are as important as god.both pour all their life o save our life.and in this pandemic time instead of finding the difference people needed to join hands and respect and honor in every term our first line of defense. Our heroes.
“the decent white coat and the appearance of peace,
With the weapon of knowledge they fight for every breath.”
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