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Family Nurse Practitioner: Case Study

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I selected Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty track so that I could make a change in healthcare and the community. I want to be able to educate and care for others the way that patients would like to be cared for. Opening to the patients and educating in preventative care can be the key to some of the positive changes that our community needs.

Since medicine is an evolving profession healthcare providers should keep up with the most up to date information on how to care for their patients. Family nurse practitioners are a key component in our healthcare today.

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