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CAREER DESCRIPTION:

FOR MORE 5 STEPS TO


INFORMATION VISIT: BECOMING A
“A nurse practitioner is an
advanced practice nurse that helps
with all aspects of patient care,
including diagnosis, treatments and - Nursejournal.org
consultations. ... They may also - Nursepractitionerschools.com NURSE
conduct physicals, order tests and - Nurse.org
serve as a patient's primary PRACTITIONER
healthcare provider. Some nurse A view into the pathway of a
practitioners are also able to Made by: Autumn Neumann
prescribe medications.” satisfying and rewarding career.
Contact: autie4587@hotmail.com
(CCALAC.org)
A career view for students to make informed
career decisions
STEP ONE STEP THREE STEP FOUR
First step to complete is to earn a Bachelor Afterwards, you need to obtain a Graduate You’ll need to obtain certification from the
of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degree. (4 year national accrediting organization depending of
Degree in Nursing. This could be a Master of
degree) you Specialty.
Science in Nursing or Doctorate of Nursing
Practice ( An additional 2 years) STEP FIVE
STEP TWO
The final step will be to obtain state licensure.
The next step is to gain clinical experience in After this you’ll need to continue practice and
the field of nursing. During that time working maintain required education to maintain the
as a nurse, will be a good way to find out license afterwards.
what speciality you may want to pursue.

“Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of the


desire to care, to serve or to help.”

Christine Feist-Heitmeier, RN
Citations:
Yalim, Deniz. May 7, 2018, 52 + Famous Nurse Quotes: How to Make a Difference, https://bayart.org/nurse-quotes/

Ball RN, Winona Suzanne. July 6, 2020, How to Become a Nurse Practitioner, https://nurse.plus/how-to-become-a-nurse-practitioner/

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