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Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioners provide basic preventive health care to patients, and increasingly serve as primary and specialty care providers in mainly medically underserved areas. The most common areas of specialty for nurse practitioners are family practice, adult practice, women’s health, pediatrics, acute care, and gerontology; however, there are many other specialties. In most states, nurse practitioners can prescribe medications.
Median Annual Salary
$77,886
Educational Requirements
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Master’s Degree in a clinical specialty; some NPs also complete post-master’s certificate programs requiring two years of additional training.
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Related Organizations
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
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MaryBee
almost 4 years ago
8 comments
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kdkmuffin
about 4 years ago
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kayelee
over 4 years ago
16 comments
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over 4 years ago
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over 4 years ago
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over 4 years ago
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Business2CNA2RN
almost 5 years ago
40 comments
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DUR9296
almost 5 years ago
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