Psychiatric nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses with experience and training allowing them to make clinical diagnoses, interpret lab results and findings, prescribe medication, and provide psychotherapy across the life span. As well, perform many other psychiatric services. Psychiatric services refer to their expertise in medication management and evaluation services. Mariya and Tessa are also certified psychopharmacologist meaning they have additional education on psychopharmacology and neurology.

 Often NPs hear, “but you have less schooling then DRs”. This could not be farther from the truth NPs schooling is just broken up differently and requires many years of practice as a nurse delivering medical care prior to being accepted to a NP program. As well, nurse practitioners focus is different from a psychiatrist and involves looking at the whole person and not just one part. These are the main differences between doctors and NPs.