A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Nurse who integrates clinical skills associated with nursing and medicine in order to assess, diagnose and manage patients in primary healthcare (PHC) settings and acute care populations as well as ongoing care for populations with chronic illness. International Council of Nurses, 2020

There are 9,235 nurse practitioner licenses held in Canada (Nursing Regulators of Canada, 2023).

Nurse practitioner scopes of practice vary across Canada’s provinces and territories

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