BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie

The scope of practice for a Nurse Practitioner in the United States
is defined by individual state boards of registration in nursing, as opposed
to state boards of registration in medicine. Physician Assistants are also
classified as midlevel advance practice clinicians, have a similar scope of
practice as nurse practitioners, and are regulated by state boards of
registration in medicine.
A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the
emergency medical services, who primarily provides pre-hospital
advanced medical and trauma care. A paramedic is charged with providing
emergency on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization
and transport of ill or injured patients to definitive emergency medical and
surgical treatment facilities, such as hospitals and trauma centers.
The use of the specific term paramedic varies by jurisdiction, and
in some places is used to refer to any member of an ambulance crew. In
countries such as Canada and South Africa, the term paramedic is used as
the job title for all EMS personnel, who are then distinguished by the
terms primary or basic (e.g. Primary Care Paramedic) intermediate, or
advanced (e.g. Advanced Care Paramedic). This approach may be
completely appropriate in such jurisdictions, where primary care staff
receive more than double the classroom and clinical training of an EMT,
and in fact more than those in some jurisdictions permitted by law to call
themselves paramedics. In countries such as the United States and the
United Kingdom, the use of the word paramedic is restricted by law, and
the person claiming the title must have passed a specific set of
examinations and clinical placements, and hold a valid registration (in the
UK, with the Health Professions Council), certification, or license with a
governing body. Even in countries where the law restricts the title, lay
persons may incorrectly refer to all emergency medical personnel as
'paramedics', even if they officially hold a different qualification, such as
emergency medical technician - basic.
Pharmacists are health professionals who practice the science of
pharmacy. In their traditional role, pharmacists typically take a request for
medicines from a prescribing health care provider in the form of a medical
prescription, evaluate the appropriateness of the prescription, dispense the
medication to the patient and counsel them on the proper use and adverse
effects of that medication. In this role pharmacists act as a learned
intermediary between physicians and patients and thus ensure the safe and
effective use of medications. Pharmacists also participate in disease-state
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