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Nurse practitioners have either a master's or doctorate in nursing. There are other masters or doctorate programs in nusing, so some nurses with these degrees are nurse practitioners, and others are not.

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Q: Is the Master of Science in Nursing and the Nurse practitioner degree the same?
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