Document from the year 2020 in the subject Nursing Science - Nursing Management, grade: A, University of Southern California, course: Family Nurse Practice, language: English, abstract: The roles and obligations of advanced nurses have changed significantly ever since the American Association of Registered Nurse Practitioners (AARNPs) began accepting extra complex and more comprehensive duties. In the recent past, the healthcare providers were only allowed to take simpler and supplementary tasks and leave the complex ones to doctors. Nevertheless, following the breakthrough that oversaw the introduction and admission of nurses to pursue advanced degree programs in nursing, most nursing healthcare professionals can now work alongside doctors and discharge duties that were previously reserved only for doctors. In this connection, I have chosen to pursue Masters in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) as my specialty at South University.