title: An overview of advanced practice nurses.
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authors.lastname: Girard
mesh_terms: D000575:American Nurses' Association; D002568:Certification; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States