Most New York’s Nurse Practitioners Work Upstate, in Specialties, and are Over 50
HealthNewsDigest.com
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 12, 2016) — Fewer nurse practitioners practice per capita in downstate New York compared to upstate, a recent study conducted by the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) finds.
In addition, more than 75 percent of certified nurse practitioners (NPs) in New York State are actively practicing as NPs, while another 14 percent work as registered nurses.