No, an FNP is not a doctor, or physician. Their duties, roles and responsibilities are very different, along with their required education and certification.
However, family nurse practitioners are more and more regularly acting as primary care providers, especially in rural locations and certain states where there is less restrictions on what nurse practitioners can and can’t do. FNPs are often given independence and autonomy in the right circumstances.
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