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How exposed to AI is a Nurse Practitioner?

Of the 27 tasks O*NET lists for nurse practitioners, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
ACNP (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)Adult Nurse PractitionerAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)ARNP Specialist (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Specialist)Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)Family Practice Certified Advanced Registered Nurse PractitionerGastroenterology Nurse PractitionerNurse Practitioner (NP)Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
27
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 23
235k
people do this job in the US
25 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances, such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies
  • Provide patients or caregivers with assistance in locating health care resources

Only with software built on top

13
  • Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses
  • Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines
  • Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability
  • Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses
  • Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary
  • Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy
  • Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays)
  • Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice, including reimbursement of services
  • Consult with, or refer patients to, appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing
  • Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care
  • Maintain departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection control
  • Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems, such as Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and private sources

Cannot be sped up

12
  • Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender
  • Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes
  • Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized
  • Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults
  • Diagnose or treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries
  • Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances
  • Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks
  • Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions
  • Perform routine or annual physical examinations
  • Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks
  • Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds
  • Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.