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Glossary:
Nurse
A nurse is a health care worker licensed by the State of New York. There are two types of licensed nurses: Registered Nurses (RN’s) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN’s). RN’s provide services such as developing a plan of care with the patient's doctor and in consultation with the patient and his or her family, administering medications (orally, by injection, or intravenously), and educating the patient or family on self-care methods. LPN’s may provide most of the care that a registered nurse does, but they may not perform some of the consultative services that registered nurses provide, such as developing a plan of care.
Nurse Practitioner
A nurse practitioner is a nurse who has undergone extensive advanced training after receiving a registered nursing degree. Nurse practitioners are licensed to perform many of the activities that only doctors have traditionally performed such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, nurse practitioners are more restricted in their practices than doctors. For example, a nurse practitioner cannot perform surgery.
Nutritional Therapist (NT)
Nutritional therapists focus on assuring that patients adopt short- and long-term eating plans in order to maximize their health given their physical and medical condition(s).