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Bookmark or Share- Nurse Practitioner Career Overview | NurseJournal.orgHighly trained nurse practitioners (NPs) specialize in patient populations and hold advanced nursing degrees. They can focus on acute care, family healthcare, oncology, or mental health. NPs are licensed as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and earn national board certification in their specialty areas.
- What's a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?As clinicians that blend clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating health conditions with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management, NPs bring a comprehensive perspective and personal touch to health care. To learn how NPs got their start, visit AANP's Historical Timeline.
- The Path to Becoming a Nurse Practitioner (NP) - AANPBecoming an NP is a rigorous educational process underpinned with evidence-based coursework and clinical rotations. To become an NP, one must be a registered nurse (RN), hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), complete an NP-focused graduate master’s or doctoral nursing program and successfully pass a national NP board certification exam.
- NP Fact Sheet - The American Association of Nurse PractitionersAbout NPs and AANP. All About NPs. NP Fact Sheet. There are more than 385,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the U.S. 1. More than 39,000 new NPs completed their academic programs in 2021-2022. 2. 88.0% of NPs are certified in an area of primary care, and 70.3% of all NPs deliver primary care. 3.
- Nurse practitioner - WikipediaA nurse practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse and a type of mid-level practitioner. [1] [2] NPs are trained to assess patient needs, order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, diagnose disease, prescribe medications and formulate treatment plans.
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