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The nurse practitioner profession is growing at a rapid pace. And with growth comes change. Today’s nurse practitioners are dealing with staff shortages in rural areas, changes in educational standards, and battles for wider practice authority in select states. What will tomorrow’s nurse practitioners be concerned with? Our interview-based blog and in-depth features uncover the stories behind the big issues by talking to nurse practitioners who know the subject best.
How Much Do Nurse Practitioners Make? A Comprehensive Guide (2020)
July 28, 2020 – Becca BrewerThe average nurse practitioner salary across the nation varies by source. According to the BLS (May 2019), NPs made an average annual wage of $111,840. The 2019 AANP National Workforce Survey corroborated this, finding that NPs made $110,000 on average.
How to Write an Excellent NP School Personal Statement
July 27, 2020 – Rachel DrummondSo why are nurse practitioner admissions so competitive? A shortage of qualified nursing teaching faculty and an increasing number of retiring nurses are some possible reasons, according to CNN.
The Mental Health Implications of COVID-19
July 20, 2020 – Melissa DeCapua, DNPHealthcare providers are being overworked and carry the fear of being conduits for the virus. The rest of the American citizens in lockdown are feeling isolated, anxious, depressed, and stressed over the future. These things that we are feeling and thinking are going to have major implications in the future.
Ask a Professor: How Florida’s NPs Are Fighting for Full Practice Authority
July 13, 2020 – Matt ZbrogBeginning to bridge the healthcare provider gap would require the state to add between 3,000 and 5,000 physicians in the next five to ten years. While medical schools can’t meet that level of demand at the necessary pace, Florida’s nurse practitioners (NPs) could be the answer.
Resources for NPs: Guide to National & State Professional Associations
July 9, 2020 – Matt ZbrogWhile NPs are completing their estimated 1.06 billion patient visits every year, professional associations at both the national and state level give them a unified voice. No matter where a nurse practitioner is, no matter what they specialize in, no matter whom they serve, a professional organization exists to support them in their efforts.
Which U.S. States Have the Highest Demand for Nurse Practitioners?
June 25, 2020 – Becca BrewerWith NPs equipped with the skills needed for the current and impending needs in healthcare, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS, 2020) predicted that between 2018 and 2028, the demand for NPs will swell 28 percent. An incredible 53,300 new NP jobs are predicted during this time period, with an overall nation-wide job availability of 242,400.
Innovations in Healthcare to Combat COVID-19: Telemedicine & Beyond
June 23, 2020 – Melissa DeCapua, DNPIn times of uncertainty, we rely on our ability to out-think the problem. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different, and it has spurred many creative healthcare innovations. All over the world, governments and people are working together to provide new forms of protection, preventative measures, and tools to fight COVID-19.
Gift Guide for Nurse Practitioner School Graduates
June 17, 2020 – Becca BrewerThe best gifts you can give are those that demonstrate the same level of thought, care, and kindness that NP grads will practice with their patients on a daily basis. This gift list is designed to help give you thoughtful, useful, and needful gifts that will help a NP graduate to celebrate and to succeed in the career they have worked so hard to advance through their schooling efforts.
Ask a Professor: How Texas NPs Can Fight the Rural Health Crisis
June 9, 2020 – Matt ZbrogToday, one in four rural care providers is a nurse practitioner, and the number is even higher in states with full practice authority laws. Further modernization of the scope of practice for NPs would decrease the number of patients living in rural primary care shortage areas from 23 million to 8 million, according to a report from United Health Group.
Ask a Professor: Supervisory Requirements for NPs in California
May 7, 2020 – Matt ZbrogThe problem is simple: there are not enough primary care physicians completing residency programs to replace the ones who are retiring. And the answer could be simple, too: over 58 percent of nurse practitioners (NPs) specialize in primary care. What’s standing in the way is a set of outdated supervisory requirements, which say physicians are required to sign off, approve, or validate certain treatments performed by nurse practitioners.