Educational preparation for public health and community health CNS includes a master's degree. In contrast, the nurse practitioner (NP) degree
1. Started as a physician's assistant program
2. Was an offshoot of midwifery
3. Has not always required a master's degree
4. Began in Europe and didn't reach the United States until 1970
ANS: 3
The early NP degree programs were often continuing education programs and certificate programs that did not require a master's degree or even a baccalaureate degree.
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