As a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner: - Examine patients and perform initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment. - Diagnoses disease, illness, disorder or injury, institutes treatment of patients. - Provides primary care and preventive services to individuals. - Evaluate the total health care needs of patients and develops plans to meet their individual need. - Order laboratory tests, X-rays, etc. and arranges for physician or specialty consultations. - Provide a full range of emergency services or crises interventions in the absence of the physician. - Utilize advanced assessment skills to identify patient care problems, formulate plans to meet patient care needs and continually revise goals and objectives according to changes in patient status. %MCEPASTEBIN%