Nurse Practitioners: A Look at Job Satisfaction in 2023

Highlights from Medscape’s NP job satisfaction survey include:

Top 3 most rewarding aspects of being an NP:
1.  Helping people / making a difference in the lives of others
2.  Work / life balance
3.  Patient relationships

Top 3 least rewarding aspects of being an NP:
1.  Medical document requirements
2.  Administrative and workplace politics
3.  TIE BETWEEN
     –  Pressure to see a certain number of patients each day
     –  Work / life balance

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Career Satisfaction:
     –  Increased job satisfaction – 6%
     –  Decreased job satisfaction – 50%
     –  Unchanged job satisfaction – 6%

NPs Experiencing Job Cut Backs in 2023:
     –  24% not given an annual raise
      –  7% had their work hours reduced
     –  2% were laid off
     –  2% were required to change from full-time to part-time employment

Nikki Rataj Casady, DMSc, PA-C
email@appcolleague.org