What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

Specialties NP Nursing Q/A

I am speaking primarily from two perspectives here:

1. The degree to which NP's are accepted, recognized, and utilized in that area/state.

2. The degree to which state law recognizes NP's, and grants them autonomy, and privledges such as the ability to write prescriptions.

Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Just want to congratulate Georgia on writing that final chapter. There has to be a beginning of the effort to allow NPs the prescription privilege and there has to be an ending. It will take time for the paperwork to get lined out.

Again, congrats, Georgia. What a beginning for you.

I found this: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/scope/scope3-5.htm#4

It's actually an index of all the states -- ranking the working/state regulatory environments of NPs.

Specializes in primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, NICU.

yippee! Oregon is considered an "excellent environment" according to the wedsite you posted MSUnurse07! I just finished my first year of FNP/MSN in Oregon. I had heard Oregon was one of the best states for NP's to practice in. Glad to know I'm in the right state.

Actually, mississippi is a pretty good place to work as an NP. I work on the coast and have never had any problems with the M.D's here that I have collaberated with. Also--most eveyone I know is making 80-100 K a year. I have heard some dis about NP's but it seems to be comming from the doc's that are just butt's in general. the ones that treat RN's like poop as well when they are rounding in the hsopitals. Also the cost of living here is so much less than DC or LA or NYC(with the same pay)! I'm happy!

Zias, where are you going to FNP school at?

Specializes in Med/Surg, ER and ICU!!!.
CHECK THIS OUT~ IT'S A LIST OF NP PRIVLEDGES ACCORDING TO STATE:D Hope it helps!

http://www.nursingworld.org/gova/charts/dea.htm

Thanks for the Link. It is super helpful!

yippee! Oregon is considered an "excellent environment" according to the wedsite you posted MSUnurse07! I just finished my first year of FNP/MSN in Oregon. I had heard Oregon was one of the best states for NP's to practice in. Glad to know I'm in the right state.

And if you see an influx of MD's, know that happy times will be over for NP's. NP's would be taking $$$ from the MD pocket.

And if you see an influx of MD's, know that happy times will be over for NP's. NP's would be taking $$$ from the MD pocket.

Happy times for the MDs and DOs have been over for some time, except for some super competative specielties. But even those are nowhere close to what the've been. Things are drying up all across the board, and no discipline is immuned to their "sacred" turf anmore, IMHO

Happy times for the MDs and DOs have been over for some time, except for some super competative specielties. But even those are nowhere close to what the've been. Things are drying up all across the board, and no discipline is immuned to their "sacred" turf anmore, IMHO

In Missouri the PA's are in danger, and the CNM can't fully practice any longer. Even the CRNA in limited.

What I find to be bigeat shame of all is that nurses give their power to these doctors.

I found this site which explains NPs prescribing privileges by state http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/440315

It was published in 2002, so some of it might have changed, but it gives you a general overview of how NPs are perceived in terms of what they're allowed to prescribe.

Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.
I found this site which explains NPs prescribing privileges by state http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/440315

It was published in 2002, so some of it might have changed, but it gives you a general overview of how NPs are perceived in terms of what they're allowed to prescribe.

Thanks for posting that again, meagain716 (first posted on page 5).

Hope to have an updated one soon.;)

Washington seems like a pretty good state to practice in. I just shadowed a NP in independant practice for a day to see what the work enviroment was like. He worked with three other NP's in a family care practice and was working without a collaborating physician. Seemed like there was high job satisfaction in that practice overall. I've also had the priveledge of interviewing NP's who work in critical care in the hospital and never realized until recently that there are many NP's used by hospitals here. I think WA is favorable for NPs.

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