Which states in the US allow nurse practitioners to open their own office without observation?
Q. There are supposed to be 11 or 12 states that allow nurse practitioners to open their own office. Also, there are about 27 states that allow nurse practitioners to work in a hospital without observation of a doctor. Please tell me which states these are for both subjects. EVERY answer will count. Please answer what you know.
Asked by Just me. - Mon Aug 10 19:59:23 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Allowed to work unsupervised by physician: Alaska, DC, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. NP's can open their own office in those states.
Answered by RLO - Thu Aug 13 16:36:56 2009

Where do health and wellness practitioners work?
Q. Where do health and wellness practitioners work? In clinics? Do they just speak to people? Do they have clients that they teach to be more healthy? I can't find a good website about what they exactly do!
Asked by Claire - Tue Jul 21 11:30:08 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They can work in any holistic health office. In the area I'm from (Los Angeles area) most will train for a specific specialty such as herbs, colon therapy, lymphatic drainage, etc. These specialties help one build a clientele since in this economy not many people want to pay to be talked to and when so much info can be easily found through books and such. Then many will rent office space - usually a room - in a larger office where there is already client traffic. This is the normal starting course as in this area there are a lot of people, a lot of practitioners, but not a lot of places that "hire" for that type of work. In my case, I started out as a Nutritional Counselor, then trained for massage therapy and then colon therapy. I… [cont.]
Answered by Cindy P - Tue Jul 21 14:29:59 2009

How much do pediatric nurse practitioners make in California?
Q. Are they somewhat like doctors? I am debating whether I should be a pediatrician or nurse practitioner. Thing is I don't think I can make it through all the science classes. I know that either way I still have to take science. well thanks for the help.
Asked by Beba - Wed Apr 1 02:50:49 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Here's a link from PayScale.com showing median pediatric nurse practitioner salaries in California as well as other states: And here are a couple other links that you might find helpful. The first shows median family nurse practitioner salaries: And the second is a more general comparison of nurse practitioner salaries: Hope that helps
Answered by Salary Helper - Wed Apr 1 14:09:31 2009