The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates a high level of independence and clinical expertise in the management of health conditions using advanced clinical skills, diagnostic reasoning, and therapeutic interventions while integrating education, research, management, leadership, and collaboration with other health professionals into their clinical roles to maximize a patients health. Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements, American Nurses Association Publication 2. Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Competencies in Specialty Areas: Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, and Womens Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 2002.