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Nurse practitioners deliver comprehensive primary care throughout all stages of life, offering services through direct patient care, consultations, teamwork, care coordination, and specialist referrals. These medical professionals work in diverse environments such as community health centers, individual clinics, school health facilities, and home healthcare settings. Northeastern University's graduate program equips nurse practitioners with the theoretical foundation for their practice while helping them identify the essential skills needed to serve patients, families, and populations. The advanced curriculum broadens the nurse practitioner's scope to encompass research involvement, health policy application, leadership development, teaching responsibilities, care coordination, and expert consultation. After finishing the primary care program, graduates qualify to take all national certification examinations relevant to their specialized field.