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Nurse Practitioners
An advanced practice nurse who diagnoses and treats patients.
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Nurse practitioners examine patients, diagnose illnesses, order tests and prescribe treatment, often as a patient's main health care provider. They specialize in areas like family health, pediatrics, women's health or mental health. In Pennsylvania they're called Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs).
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High school courses that build toward it
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Pre-Algebra · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Nurse Practitioners on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.