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Nearly one-third of new nurse practitioners trained at for-profit schools (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-09

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA study found that nearly one-third of newly licensed nurse practitioners in four states were educated at for-profit programs in 2024, up from 2.4% in 2010.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe study examined 117,156 nurse practitioners licensed in California, Florida, Iowa and Texas from 2010 to 2024.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedAmong new licensees, the share of for-profit-trained nurse practitioners was highest in California at 40.9%, followed by Florida at 35.1%, Texas at 21.1% and Iowa at 14.8%.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe authors voiced concern that the growing number of for-profit-trained nurse practitioners could affect quality of care, citing prior evidence that for-profit nursing education predicted lower NCLEX pass rates.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedBarnett said more disclosure of licensure exam pass rates and other student statistics is needed, and that researchers should examine patient outcomes by nurse practitioner training background.View evidenceHide evidence

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