Occupational Employment Statistics
29-1171 Nurse Practitioners
Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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Northwest Minnesota
| 340 | 32 | $64.10/hr | $47.47/hr | $57.33/hr | $63.39/hr | $69.69/hr | $79.91/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Activities | 60 | $81.75/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 130 | $59.73/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 8,400 | $62.56/hr |
| Public Administration | 90 | $74.85/hr |
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
- Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.
- Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.