Numbers of Nurse Practitioners

According to the "National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses 2008:Initial Findings" (Health Resources Services Administration, 2010), in 2008, there were an estimated 158,348 nurse practitioners with credentials as NPs in the United States, an estimated increase from 141,209 in 2004.

An estimated 89.3 percent of NPs were employed in nursing, with 64.3 percent of NPs employed in nursing reporting the position title as “Nurse Practitioner.”

To read a copy of these preliminary findings of the 2008 "National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses" published by the Health Resources Services Administration, click HERE or visit http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/rnsurvey/.