Specialties NP
Published May 20, 2015
Jules A, MSN
8,864 Posts
These stats from AANP are likely the reason our outcomes have been so positive. Solid experience and mature providers. I am guessing things will drastically change as the number of NPs double per predictions.
From: AANP - NP Fact Sheet
[h=3]Distribution, Mean Years of Practice, Mean Age by Main Specialty 4[/h][TABLE=class: grid]
[TR]
[TH]Population[/TH]
[TH]Percent of NPs[/TH]
[TH]Years of Practice[/TH]
[TH]Age[/TH]
[/TR]
[TD=class: alignleft]Acute Care[/TD]
[TD=align: center]7.5[/TD]
[TD=align: center]8[/TD]
[TD=align: center]46 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Adult+[/TD]
[TD=align: center]19.3[/TD]
[TD=align: center]11[/TD]
[TD=align: center]50 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Family+ [/TD]
[TD=align: center]54.5[/TD]
[TD=align: center]9[/TD]
[TD=align: center]48 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Gerontological+ [/TD]
[TD=align: center]2.5[/TD]
[TD=align: center]13[/TD]
[TD=align: center]53 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Neonatal [/TD]
[TD=align: center]1.1 [/TD]
[TD=align: center]16[/TD]
[TD=align: center]52 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Oncology [/TD]
[TD=align: center]1.2 [/TD]
[TD=align: center]47 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Pediatric+ [/TD]
[TD=align: center]5.3 [/TD]
[TD=align: center]15[/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Psych/Mental Health [/TD]
[TD=align: center]3.7 [/TD]
[TD=align: center]54 [/TD]
[TD=class: alignleft]Women's Health+ [/TD]
[TD=align: center]4.9[/TD]
[TD=align: center]17[/TD]
[/TABLE]
+ Primary care focus
"The nurse practitioner population will nearly double by 2025, according to an analysis published in the July Medical Care, the official journal of the medical care section of the American Public Health Assn."
From: Sharp increase expected in number of nurse practitioners - amednews.com
guest538567
171 Posts
Interesting JulesA. The rate of NP growth is a disturbing trend. I just hope that experience and academic pedigree will count for something if the market saturates.
synaptic
249 Posts
There's tons of lawyers and MBAs out there. The hard working and dedicated ones still make good money. I am going to say the story will be the same for nurse practitioners.
Dranger
1,871 Posts
I wonder why Acute Care has the least number of years experience. New specialty? Or it attracts young ICU nurses?
Interesting question but if the average age is 50 then 46 really isn't all that young. I would have figured more of ICU nurses become CRNAs or at least thats what many of my undergraduate students already have their eyes on. :)
i feel young I'm only 26 lol
Lajimolala, BSN, RN, NP
296 Posts
The ACNP is the newest NP specialty at around ten years old.
PG2018
1,413 Posts
It'll just be harder for the new ones to get jobs. I was talking to a couple of pharmacists recently who believe a similar bubble will soon pop in pharmacy.
You are!
I think it's got your name written all over it Dranger.
Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP
8 Articles; 4,448 Posts
Does the "years of practice" mean years of RN practice, years of RN + NP practice, or years of NP practice alone?
The first Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification program was offered in 1996 and was developed jointly by ANCC and AACN (Assoc of Crit Care Nurses). The exam has now been split to two, one by ANCC and the other AACN.
In our group of ICU ACNP's, the youngest is 29 and the oldest is 46.
Does the "years of practice" mean years of RN practice, years of RN + NP practice, or years of NP practice alone?The first Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification program was offered in 1996 and was developed jointly by ANCC and AACN (Assoc of Crit Care Nurses). The exam has now been split to two, one by ANCC and the other AACN.In our group of ICU ACNP's, the youngest is 29 and the oldest is 46.
My assumption is years of practice refers to the years the person has been a NP.
"Nurse Practitioners have been in practice an average of 10 years"
AANP - NP Fact Sheet