Nurse Practitioners – One of the best jobs in Healthcare

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Nurse Practitioners (NP) are a crucial part of the healthcare system alongside Doctors and Physicians. They are ranked second in best healthcare jobs. This field is growing rapidly at a fast pace. NP’s are employed in a variety of settings and earn a good salary package.

Buckle up to know everything about a career in the most demanding field and start exploring the article.

Who are Nurse Practitioners?

Nurse Practitioners (NP) are advanced Practiced Registered Nurse (ARPN) with higher education and are responsible for providing care for a patient throughout their lifetime ranging from the newborn stage to the elderly stage. They even provide primary care for patients like family care, women’s health, paediatrics, adult or geriatric care.

They have more clinical authority than Registered Nurses and less than Doctors or Physicians. They can work under the supervision of doctors or can operate independently.

They serve as primary care or speciality care providers and their main focus is on the promotion of healthy life and awareness on disease prevention in their patients.

They have the authority to take patients medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering of lab tests and analyzing the results, prescribing medicines, authorizing treatments and educating the patients and their families on continued care. 

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Responsibilities of NPs

  • Acting as a primary contact point for patient care and management of their care and treatment.
  • Counselling patients with specific illnesses on taking care of themselves and making healthy and positive lifestyle changes.
  • Diagnose and treat patients with acute and chronic health problems like diabetes, blood pressure, infections and serious illnesses.
  • Ordering lab tests and diagnostic tests like X-ray and EKG if required and analyzing the results and prescribing medications accordingly.
  • Lead nursing departments and their teams along with supervising other clinical staff.
  • Providing immunizations and carrying out comprehensive physical examinations.

Required Skills

A Nurse Practitioner should possess the following skillset to become successful and provide the best patient care.

  • Active listening and speaking skills.
  • Supportive, dependable and compassionate towards patients.
  • Excellent critical thinking and analytic skills.
  • Good computer skills.
  • Decision making and problem-solving skills.
  • Clinical knowledge
  • Proficient in using various medical equipment.

Education and Eligibility

  • The first step to becoming an NP is to become a Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Complete 10+2 in science stream from a recognized board.
  • To become an RN, aspirants should pursue Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing called BSN.
  • For becoming an NP, RN with bachelors in Nursing should complete their Masters in Nursing (MSN) and start working.
  • For career advancement, NPs can complete the highest level of nursing education available that is Doctor of Nursing Programs (DNP) for moving into administrative positions and a high salary package.
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Top Universities abroad for NP programs

The following are the top 10 universities in abroad that offer Nurse Practitioner programs.

Specializations for NPs

The following are some of the specializations an NP can pursue career advancement and higher earning potential.

  • Pain Management NP.
  • Family NP.
  • Nurse Educator.
  • Chief nursing officer.
  • Nurse Policy Specialist.
  • Nurse Administrator.
  • Neonatal NP.
  • Adult and Women’s Health NP.
  • Psychiatric NP.
  • Nurse researcher.
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Employment Areas for NPs

Nurse practitioners can find ample job opportunities in various settings mentioned below:

  • Ambulatory healthcare services.
  • Hospitals
  • Physicians’ offices.
  • Outpatient Mental Health and Abuse Centers.
  • Drugstore Chains and Supermarket and Pharmacies.
  • Rural and Urban healthcare community centres.
  • Government Agencies.
  • Universities and colleges.
  • Private Practice.
  • Emergency departments.

Salary and Job Outlook

In India, the average salary of a Nurse Practitioner can range from INR 40K- 75K monthly. In the US, the NP’s earn around $103,000 on average. The salaries are dependent on duties, working conditions, different practice sites etc.

The career outlook for Nurse Practitioners is excellent and is projected at 45% between 2019 and 2029 much faster than the average.

Nursing is a stable and always in-demand career. But becoming an NP can offer excellent job security. Since the requirement for primary health care is expected to grow at a rate of 5%, the demand for Nurse Practitioners will also increase.

The following are some of the reasons for the growing demand for Nurse practitioners.

  • A shortage of primary care doctors especially in rural areas.
  • Growing demand in outpatient centres because of high turnover rates in hospitals.
  • NP’s can often fill up the roles of doctors.
  • Increasing Industry standards for education.
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