Florence Nightingale
"May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done.”
The Impact of Nurse-Midwives and Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
Nurse-Midwives and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have been working for more than five decades as frontline leaders in nursing, improving patient access and quality care. As advanced practice nurses, NPs have increased autonomy, more authority, and a greater breadth of expert clinical skills and knowledge.
The development of the NP role has prompted nurses to help bridge gaps in healthcare delivery, especially in primary care.
- There are more than 349,000 NPs licensed in the U.S.
- All NPs worked as RNs first, where their treatment of patients included holistic and wellness care
- 88.9% of NPs are certified in an area of primary care
- NP is ranked as #1 in Best Health Care Jobs, #1 in 100 Best Jobs, and #1 in Best STEM Jobs by U.S. News and World Report
- NPs can expect a bright job outlook of 40% through 2033–much faster than average, with a median pay of over $129,000 per year according to U.S. Bureau and Labor Statistics (BLS)
- As of December 2020, there were 12,805 Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and 119 Certified Midwives in the United States. (Source)
- Studies show that, in hospital settings, people who have midwives are less likely to have cesarean deliveries, commonly known as C-sections, or episiotomies, and people who birth with nurse-midwives are more likely to breastfeed and less likely to experience a perineal laceration during birth. (Source)
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“The faculty and staff here, they all care & want you to do well, and they are truly invested in making sure that your experience is one that will result in you being a Baylor nurse.” –Ansel Graham, Distance ABSN Student
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A Nurses Month Message from Baylor University
What does it mean to be a nurse? It means the world to your patients, your community, and to us. In recognition of Nurses Month, we created this video celebrating nurses of today and tomorrow. Thank you, Baylor Nurses!
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Sources
- https://www.reference.com/world-view/percentage-lives-spent-working-599e3f7fb2c88fca
- https://nationaltoday.com/national-nurses-day/
- https://www.journalofnursingregulation.com/article/S2155-8256(21)00027-2/fulltext
- https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2020/article/careers-for-nurses-opportunities-and-options.htm
- https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/home.htm
- https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm
- https://oaapn.org/2020/06/nurse-practitioners-at-a-glance/
- https://oaapn.org/2021/06/np-fast-facts/
- https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/nurse-practitioner
- https://www.aanp.org/about/all-about-nps/np-fact-sheet
- https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/nurse-practitioner
- https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/nurse-anesthetists-nurse-midwives-and-nurse-practitioners.htm
