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A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who passed a board exam to become nationally certified in that specialty. All FNPs must practice as a registered nurse (RN) for a certain number of years before becoming eligible to advance their degree and then become licensed as an APRN. The scope of practice of any nurse practitioner (NP) varies per state. Fortunately, in the state of Nebraska, NPs have full scope of practice with no restrictions meaning they can assess, diagnose, treat, and prescribe comparably to a medical doctor (MD).

FNPs in Nebraska also have the opportunity to own and operate their own private practice. The benefits of being cared for by an NP include the promotion of excellent communication and delivering of high quality care which results in safe patient outcomes and high patient satisfaction. These benefits stem from their many years of bedside practice as RNs. There is a reason nurses have ranked the most honest and trusted professionals in the US for 19 years in a row and you can experience all the benefits of working with an FNP when you partner with Hometown Health.