In addition to typical job benefits such as paid vacation and sick time, retirement, health insurance, etc., NPs may be offered reimbursement for educational programs, paid licensure, uniforms, and tools, profit sharing, subscriptions, association membership, productivity bonuses, company phone or computer, compensation in time or money for weekend/night/on-call time.
YOU GET TO HELP PEOPLE. VERY PERSONALLY SATISFYING. YOU GET TO TEACH PEOPLE. ALSO VERY PERSONALLY SATISFYING WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ARE BOUNTIFUL. JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE FLEXIBLE AND ENDLESS. THE MONEY AND BENEFITS AREN'T TO BAD EITHER.
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To be able to diagnose and prescribe. You can then practice on your own, ie. clinic.
Nurse Practitioners practice in all 50 states. There are no states that do not recognize nurse practitioners.
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners was created in 2005.
Nurse practitioners, on average, work during business hours. Inpatient nurse practitioners may work nights.
Yes, paid vacation is a common benefit for nurse practitioners.
Nurse practitioners generally hold a BS in nursing and MS in nursing.
An advanced practice nurse is an RN (registered nurse) who has completed an MSN (masters degree). There are different types of APRN's (dpending upon your focus of study during master's program). Clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners. So, all nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses, but not all advanced practice nurses are nurse practitioners.
Nurse practitioners are allowed to perform abortions in California, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
I am German and the first time I heard about Physician's Assistant or Nurse Practitioners was in the USA.
Nurse Practitioners are considered "Mid-level Providers/Practitioners," along with Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Physician Assistants. Thus, yes they are registered and licensed.
Osteopathic physicians and nurse practitioners may do may of the same types of work, but they are educated on different tracks.
Yes, a nurse practitioner can excuse you from work.