Ensuring Access to High-Quality Health Care
For more than half a century, nurse practitioners (NPs) have been providing primary, acute and specialty health care to millions of patients across the lifespan. NPs evaluate patients, diagnose, write prescriptions and bring a comprehensive perspective to health care in more than 1 billion patient visits each year.
Read on to learn more about the important work done by these incredible health care providers.
PATIENTS IN 27 STATES HAVE FULL AND DIRECT ACCESS TO NP-DELIVERED CARE.
NPs provide care to millions of patients
NPs BROADEN ACCESS TO CARE
83.2%
see Medicare patients.
81.9%
see Medicaid patients.
83.3%
see privately-insured patients.
88%
Board Certified in Primary Care.
NPs provide more than
1 billion patient
visits/year.
NPs increase access to
mental health care and substance use disorder treatment.
NPs spend more time with patients and provide more patient health education.
NPs practice in nearly every health care setting
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Hospitals
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Clinics
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Veterans Health Administration
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Indian Health Services facilities
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Emergency rooms
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Urgent care sites
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Private practices (both managed and owned by NPs)
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Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)
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Nursing facilities (NFs)
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Schools
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Colleges and universities
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Retail clinics
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Public health departments
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Nurse managed clinics
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Homeless clinics
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Home health care settings
As clinicians with at least six years of undergraduate and graduate academic and clinical education, NPs blend clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating health conditions with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management. NPs provide high-quality, patient-centered care.
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
RN
Registered Nurse License
Graduate or Doctorate
Degree in Nursing
National Board Certification
State NP License
Clinical Rotations
42% of Medicare patients receive services from a nurse practitioner. NPs are the fastest growing Medicare designated provider.
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The National Academy of Medicine and the World Health Organization
advocate for enabling NPs to
practice to the full extent of their education and training.
2 out of 3 patients
support legislation for greater
access to NP services.
The American Enterprise Institute
recognized NPs for delivering high-quality, cost-effective care.
Named the #1
Best Health Care Job
by U.S. News & World Report.
The Federal Trade Commission states that removing restrictions on NP practice would improve consumer access and choice.