Nurse Practitioner - Working Condition

Nurse Practitioner work in a wide array of urban and rural settings, such as:

Primary Care Clinics
Community Health Centers
Emergency Rooms, Critical-Care Units, Clinics, and Other
Hospital Departments
School and College Health Clinics
Nurse Practitioner Offices
Public Health Departments
Business and Industry Employee Health Settings
Health Maintenance Organizations
Physician Offices
Nursing Homes and Hospices
Home Health Care Agencies
Schools of Nursing
The Armed Forces and Veterans’ Administration Facilities

Settings: Widely varied inpatient areas, including medical-surgical, pediatric, perinatal, geriatric, psychiatric, rehabilitation, critical-care, and emergency/trauma, as well as outpatient areas such as home health, community, public health, occupational health, and schools

Characteristics: Provides direct patient care; teaches patients and families self-care; administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments; performs assessments; plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care; serves as preceptor, team leader, and charge nurse supervising RNs, LPNs, NAs, NTs; advocates for the patient and family with other members of the healthcare team
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