NPSchools.com Nursing Features
The nurse practitioner profession is growing at a rapid pace. And with growth comes change. Today’s nurse practitioners are dealing with staff shortages in rural areas, changes in educational standards, and battles for wider practice authority in select states. What will tomorrow’s nurse practitioners be concerned with? Our interview-based features and in-depth resource guides uncover the stories behind the big issues by talking to nurse practitioners who know the subject best.
Ask a Professor: The Fight for Full Practice Authority in Illinois
July 23, 2025 – Matt ZbrogThe US is headed towards a healthcare crunch, with Baby Boomers retiring faster than medical schools can graduate an adequate number of physicians. The need for qualified healthcare professionals is acute and increasing. Nurse practitioners (NPs) could play a prominent role in meeting that need.
Day in the Life of a Surgical Nurse Practitioner (NP)
July 21, 2025 – Matt ZbrogSurgical NPs specialize in one or more aspects of surgical care. Often beginning their career with training as acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs), their work environment typically exists within a hospital, but they can work anywhere there’s an operating room or clinic.
Ask a Professor: The NP Practice Environment in Kentucky
July 18, 2025 – Matt ZbrogMedical schools aren’t graduating enough primary care physicians fast enough to match the growing demand for their services. But they also shouldn’t have to: Kentucky’s nurse practitioners (NPs) are a valuable resource in fighting back against the primary care crunch and increasing healthcare access to those who need it.
Guide to Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education Resources (2025-26) – Contact Hours & Units
July 17, 2025 – Becca Brewer, MEdWhile much of an NP’s continuing education happens in a way that is hands-on, practical, and in response to what they encounter as they practice, maintaining licensure and professional certification requires practicing NPs to adequately complete formal continuing education as well.
Which U.S. States Have the Highest Demand for Nurse Practitioners?
July 3, 2025 – Becca Brewer, MEdWith NPs equipped with the skills needed for the current and impending needs in healthcare, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS 2025) predicted that between 2023 and 2033, the demand for NPs will swell by 46 percent, making it the third fastest-growing occupation in the country. An incredible 135,500 new NP jobs are predicted during this time period.
Expert Analysis: A Guide to NP Insurance Reimbursements
June 12, 2025 – Kimmy GustafsonNurse practitioners are educated and trained to perform many of the same job duties as physicians, including physical examinations, ordering and interpreting tests, prescribing medications, managing a patient’s overall health, and acting as primary care providers. However, despite the quality of care and level of expertise being equal, nurse practitioners are not reimbursed by insurance at the same rate as physicians.
A Guide to Malpractice Insurance for NPs
May 27, 2025 – Matt ZbrogMalpractice insurance, also known as professional liability insurance, does just that: it protects NPs from the costs associated with claims of negligence or incompetence, including costs related to liability and legal defense. As the role and responsibility of NPs continue to increase, it’s essential that NPs be adequately covered.
An Expert’s Bona Fide Guide: Life as a Pain Management Nurse Practitioner (NP)
May 23, 2025 – Matt ZbrogThe ways in which we understand, treat, and manage pain are continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, applying increasingly nuanced and individual approaches to what was once seen as a uniform symptom. Pain management NPs are at the forefront of that evolution, helping to pioneer the biopsychosocial model of pain management and push the field forward through research into multimodal methods of treating pain.
Taxes for Nurse Practitioners: W2 Employee vs 1099 Contractor
May 14, 2025 – Sophia Khawly, MSNThere are pros and cons of being paid as a W2 employee and being a 1099 contractor or self-employed. Some may prefer having benefits being a W2 employee, such as health insurance, whereas some prefer being a 1099 contractor, where the hourly pay tends to be higher.
How to Make Your Nurse Practitioner (NP) Resume Stand Out
May 13, 2025 – Sophia Khawly, MSNCreating a unique resume as a nurse practitioner is lucrative to stand out from a sea of applicants. A resume communicates the brand of the NP and their qualifications. The job of a resume is to get you to the interview and then facilitate the relationship between you and the possible new employer.