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What is a student nurse practitioner and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
Quoted experts
Amy Grugan Ph.D.,
Dr. Charman Miller
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The average student nurse practitioner salary is $102,198. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an nursing major. It usually takes 1-2 years of experience to become a student nurse practitioner. Student nurse practitioners with a Family Nurse Practitioner certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 40% and produce 118,600 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a student nurse practitioner?

Amy Grugan Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Nursing, Bradley University

Keep an open mind as to all of the learning opportunities you have. Work to become, and be a part of, a culture of positivity. Focus on your patients and ensuring you, and the health care team, are providing the absolute best care possible. Work with patients and families to educate, encourage, and enhance healthy habits. Learn as much as you can so you enhance patient safety and become a knowledgeable and compassionate caregiver. Lastly, ensure you take time to put your new role in perspective, this is the beginning of your journey. Experiential learning is a great teacher, don't be afraid to ask questions so you understand.
ScoreStudent Nurse PractitionerUS Average
Salary
7.7

Avg. Salary $102,198

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
10.0

Growth rate 40%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
2.0
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32%

Asian 6.33%

Black or African American 4.66%

Hispanic or Latino 6.65%

Unknown 4.50%

White 77.54%

Gender

female 79.85%

male 20.15%

Age - 41
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41
Stress level
10.0

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
10.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
5.4

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Student nurse practitioner career paths

Key steps to become a student nurse practitioner

  1. Explore student nurse practitioner education requirements

    Most common student nurse practitioner degrees

    Bachelor's

    64.0 %

    Master's

    18.7 %

    Associate

    9.4 %
  2. Start to develop specific student nurse practitioner skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Patients21.23%
    Physical Exams8.87%
    Home Health8.36%
    Primary Care5.86%
    Diagnostic Tests4.09%
  3. Complete relevant student nurse practitioner training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New student nurse practitioners learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a student nurse practitioner based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real student nurse practitioner resumes.
  4. Research student nurse practitioner duties and responsibilities

    • Manage patients in the chronic disease clinic; asthma, diabetes, hypertension, heart failure.
    • Manage appropriate changes to individualize care plan to ensure cost and time efficacy in an outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation office.
    • Follow Karen Swenor, FNP.
    • Assess and treat patients with complicate pulmonary disease including COPD, malignancies, and infections.
  5. Prepare your student nurse practitioner resume

    When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your student nurse practitioner resume.

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  6. Apply for student nurse practitioner jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a student nurse practitioner job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average student nurse practitioner salary

The average student nurse practitioner salary in the United States is $102,198 per year or $49 per hour. Student nurse practitioner salaries range between $58,000 and $177,000 per year.

Average student nurse practitioner salary
$102,198 Yearly
$49.13 hourly

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros

Helping others

Cons

Lack of pay, paperwork, seeing the same patients and doing the same as a physician but getting paid alot less!


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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros

I like the autonomy and the fulfillment of helping others.

Cons

I dislike the variations in the pay rates between NPs and PAs.


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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2019
Pros

patient interaction, discussion of anything encouraging as they deal with longterm chronic illnesses. Empowering the patient to be part of the solution, and also to find ways to focus outside of their illness. And I love discussing research with patients when it relates .

Cons

#1 Administration does not value you as a health professional. They are stuck in the image of the nurse meaning we follow. They don't see us as clinicians that make a difference not just by caring, but by evaluating organ systems, medication regimens, finding the answer by communicating and getting a great history in regards to chief complaints, evaluating labs and staying up to date with research. I and other NP's before me laid the groundwork for our profession y working hard and being smart and educated. I have seen how companies want to get rid of the experienced NP to fill the role with two entry level NP's. There is age discrimination on top of it, it's not just the pay. #2 Arrogant doctors who push most of the work onto you in regards to documentation and also patient's medical management. Then act like they are "so busy". We know the good doctors from the ones who are their own fan club.


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Updated January 8, 2025

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