There are many online college courses you can take. you may also be able to do an internship to see if you will like it. there is also alot of certificates you can get to see if you like the program
There are many schools which offer online nurse practitioner programs. Some include the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Cincinnati. Georgetown University offers a few online courses one could take such as Family Nurse Practitioner and the Adult Gerontology Acute Care program.
There are some university hospitals that have apprenticeship programs available for a nurse practitioner. Some of the larger hospitals also have them. The best way to find out if they have one in your area is to contact them and ask.
"There's various types of Nurse Practitioner jobs including Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Rehabilitation Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, etc. These are all great nurse practitioner jobs, though the best is personal preference."
There are a number of schools that allow one to get a nurse practitioner training online. These training programs can be found by inserting "nurse practitioner training online" into a search engine. One Web site that allows one to view and compare a number of these training programs is: www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-degree/nurse-practitioner. You can get nurse practitioner training completely online at www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED096420. You can read about the requirements at education-portal.com/how_to_become_a_nurse_practitioner.html
If you want to learn more about what a nurse practitioner is and what they do, you must do some research. Perhaps take a few classes that have to do with the field or maybe shadow a nurse practitioner at work.
Nurse practitioners have either a master's or doctorate in nursing. There are other masters or doctorate programs in nusing, so some nurses with these degrees are nurse practitioners, and others are not.
Nurse practitioner specialties require at least a master's degree. Most programs include about 2 years of full-time study and require a BSN degree for entry; some programs require at least 1 to 2 years of clinical experience as an RN for admission. In 2006, there were 342 master's and post-master's programs offered for nurse practitioners, 230 master's and post-master's programs for clinical nurse specialists, 106 programs for nurse anesthetists, and 39 programs for nurse-midwives.
Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.Typically, the minimum degree required as a nurse practitioner is a masters degree.
I see a nurse practitioner on a regular basis. A nurse practitioner is able to write out prescriptions to patients, and complete physical exams on patients.
A nurse practitioner typically has a master's degree, and is at least 24 years old. The average nurse practitioner is significantly older.
Yes the NP can; as the NP has a RN.
The related occupation to a nurse practitioner is a physician's assistant.