Clinician
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.A clinician is a health care professional that works as a primary care giver of a patient in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, clinic, or patient's home. A clinician diagnoses and treats patients. For example, physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are clinicians; a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a clinician, a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) is not. Clinicians take comprehensive exams to be licensed and some complete graduate degrees (master's or doctorates) in their field of expertise. Although a clinician must follow evidence-based best-practices and other professional codes of conduct set by laws and professional governing bodies, a clinician can choose to practice without another's supervision.
Alternative Definitions
A clinician is a person (such as a doctor or nurse) who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher (Merriam-Webster, 2015)
Types of clinicians
- Dentist
- Clinical officer
- Mental Health Counselor
- Nurse Practitioner
- Occupational Therapist
- Optometrist
- Paramedic
- Physical Therapist
- Pharmacist
- Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Psychologist
- Registered Dietitian
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Practical Nurse
- Social Worker
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Orthoptist
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