A family nurse practitioner is someone who gives more in-depth and all-around care than a registered nurse. As a family nurse practitioner or FNP, you will have more responsibilities and more job options.
Our healthcare needs are increasing rapidly, but there aren’t enough primary care doctors and nurses to meet them – this is bad news. The good news is that nurse practitioners may be able to fill that gap. The family nurse practitioner can fill this gap in healthcare by working with doctors and other professionals to provide overall better coverage of healthcare in a wide variety of settings. For example, in most states, nurse practitioners can write prescriptions and work on their own as long as they have an agreement with a doctor to do so. More and more states are allowing this, ensuring that healthcare is available when it is needed and that there are no unnecessary delays in treatment.
Patients of all ages can get primary care from a family nurse practitioner. As an FNP, you will improve the health of the people you care for in all kinds of ways – more so than if you were a registered nurse (RN), for example.
For many RNs who are already working, becoming an FNP might be a natural next step. Read on to find out why registered nurses want to become family nurse practitioners. This will help you decide if this is the right step for your career.
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