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| | Oregon Health Careers - AHEC |
 | | A nurse practitioner is a nurse who has received a graduate nursing degree and has been trained in providing preventive and medical health care to individuals and families, either independently or with a physician. |
 | | Nurse practitioners work in private practice or at community clinics, health departments, medical practices, hospitals, migrant health clinics, and prisons. |
 | | Coursework should include three math classes including algebra I, algebra II, and geometry (or a higher level math course for which algebra II is a prerequisite), three science courses including one biological science, one physical science, and one lab course, four English units, and two social studies units. |
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