Becker's Healthcare January 23, 2023
Hospitals should look to nurse practitioners in 2023 to help fill gaps created by the surging shortage of primary and mental healthcare professionals throughout the U.S., according to a Jan. 18 statement by the president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
The increased demand for nurse practitioners will continue in 2023, said AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, as will the number of professionals seeking to become nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioner is one of the fastest-growing professions in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2031, interest in the profession is predicted to grow by 46 percent.
“Nurse practitioners provide exceptional patient care, and our outcomes are reflective of this,” Dr. Kapu said in the...
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