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Nurse Practitioners
$121.61K Median Salary 26K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 52.2% Job Growth
About This Career
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
Reported Job Titles
ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner), Adult Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ARNP Specialist (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Specialist), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Family Practice Certified Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner (NP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP), Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Inductive Reasoning
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Oral Expression
Written Expression
Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility
Flexibility of Closure
Fluency of Ideas
Speed of Closure
Far Vision
Memorization
Number Facility
Originality
Perceptual Speed
Selective Attention
Time Sharing
Visual Color Discrimination
Knowledge
Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Biology
Psychology
Customer and Personal Service
Therapy and Counseling
Education and Training
Sociology and Anthropology
Mathematics
Chemistry
Administration and Management
Computers and Electronics
Communications and Media
Public Safety and Security
Law and Government
Skills
Active Listening
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning
Judgment and Decision Making
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Speaking
Writing
Service Orientation
Coordination
Science
Learning Strategies
Time Management
Persuasion
Instructing
Systems Evaluation
Management of Personnel Resources
Mathematics
Negotiation
Operations Analysis
Systems Analysis
Technology Skills
Medical software
Presentation software
Internet browser software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
Tools
Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances
Surgical lasers
Eye charts or vision cards
Cardiac pacemaker generators or cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers CRT-P
Electrocardiography EKG units
Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters for general use
Electronic blood pressure units
Cardiac output CO monitoring units
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets
Intravenous or arterial catheter trays
Medical staplers for external use
Medical nasal oxygen catheters or catheterization kits
Endotracheal or tracheotomy sets
Intravenous infusion pumps for general use
Intubation laryngoscopes
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines
Electronic medical thermometers
Glucose monitors or meters
Emergency or resuscitation carts
Arm orthopedic softgoods
Pulse oximeter units
Microcentrifuges
Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets
Reflex hammers or mallets
Arterial blood gas monitors
Spirometers
Intraaortic balloon pumps
Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods
Nebulizers
Surgical clamps or clips or forceps
Intracranial pressure ICP monitoring units
Medical tuning forks
Medical staff isolation or cover gowns
Surgical pneumatic or electric tourniquets
Pericardiocentesis needles or kits
Ventricular assist devices
Head or neck traction supplies
Mobile resuscitator or aspirator kits
Medical acoustic stethoscopes
Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves
Non invasive bi level machines
Notebook computers
Central venous catheters
Cervical collars or neck braces
Endotracheal tubes
Mobile medical services spine boards
Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines
Surgical isolation or surgical masks
Holter or wearable EKG monitoring systems or accessories
Surgical punches or punch holders
Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Goggles
Surgical scissors
Endoscopic instrument sets
Medical ultrasound or doppler or echocardiograph transducer accessories
Leg orthopedic softgoods
Patient floor scales
Urinary catheterization kits
Anesthesia nerve block kit or tray
Blood collection syringes
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
Orthopedic splint systems
Special purpose telephones
Flow sensors or regulators or components
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units
Chemistry analyzers
Intubator components
Sigmoidoscopes
Thoracentesis sets or trays
Mobile medical services head immobilizers
Medical oxygen masks or parts
Skin staple removers or kits
Specimen collection container
Medical syringes with needle
Arterial line catheters
Apnea monitors
Nasogastric tubes
Lancets
Chest tubes
Crutches
Oxygen concentrators
Tissue culture incubators
Vaginal exam speculas
Tourniquets
Peak flowmeters
Umbilical catheters
Tympanometers
Walking braces
Personal computers
Urinalysis test strips
Tablet computers
Binocular light compound microscopes
