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Spokane Psych Talk What Is a Nurse Practitioner: By Molly Oakley A nurse practitioner can complete psychiatric assessments and prescribe psychiatric medications much like a psychiatrist. Unlike a psychiatrist who is a medical doctor, nurse practitioners are nurses first, who then go on for specialized training in a specific field. Our provider, Molly Oakley, trained for two additional years in psychiatry at Yale University after becoming a registered...