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SVMIC Collaborating with Advanced Practice Providers

Profile of Nurse Practitioners

In August 2018, The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
(AANP) announced the results from its 2017 National Nurse

Practitioner Sample Survey. This survey has been conducted

periodically since 2007 with the purpose of capturing vital

information regarding practice, compensation and benefits for

nurse practitioners (NPs). There are over 248,000 NPs licensed in
the United States (up from 222,000 in 2016) :
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 An estimated 26,000 new NPs completed their academic

programs in 2016-2017

 95.8% of NPs prescribe medications, averaging 23

prescriptions per day

 NPs hold prescriptive privileges including controlled

substances in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

 86.6% are focused on primary care

 49.9% of NPs hold hospital privileges; 11.3% have long term

care privileges

 The mean base salary for NPs is $105,546 (survey report)

 61% of NPs see three or more patients per hour (survey

report)

 Nurse Practitioners have been in practice an average of 11

years

 The average age for NPs is 49 years old (survey report)

4 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): https://www.aanp.org/all-about-nps/np-fact-sheet

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