Nurse practitioners have been viewed as a key to addressing the shortage of primary care physicians. But data suggests that, just like doctors, they are increasingly drawn to better-paying specialties.
For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these 'NPs' often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for.But NPs in specialty care? That's not routine, at least not yet. Increasingly, though, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are joining cardiology, dermatology and other specialty practices, broadening their skills and increasing their income.
When it comes to the actual work performed, the lines between primary and specialty care are often blurred, said Candice Chen, associate professor of health policy and management at George Washington University.'You might be a nurse practitioner working in a gastroenterology clinic or cardiology clinic, but the scope of what you do is starting to overlap with primary care,' she said.Nurse practitioners' salaries vary widely by location, type of facility, and experience.
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