Nurse Practitioners
Official O*NET title: Nurse Practitioners (29-1171.00)
Also called: acnp, adult nurse practitioner, advanced practice registered nurse, arnp specialist, family nurse practitioner
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses
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How AI is changing nurse practitioners work
10 of 27 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Amber (some AI use) — 37%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
- Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Provide patients or caregivers with assistance in locating health care resources (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Advocate for accessible health care that minimizes environmental health risks (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Keep abreast of regulatory processes and payer systems (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations for nurse practitioner practice (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Consult with, or refer patients to, appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Schedule follow-up visits to monitor patients or evaluate health or illness care (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform routine or annual physical examinations (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Maintain departmental policies and procedures in areas such as safety and infection control (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Supervise or coordinate patient care or support staff activities (main task) — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses”. Try the prompt for: “Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and nurse practitioners
Will AI replace nurse practitioners?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 10 of the 27 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Amber rating (some AI use). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 17 of the 27 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which nurse practitioner tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses; develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines; counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances.
Which nurse practitioner tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses; diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary; prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 50% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a nurse practitioner start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Nurse Practitioners ranks #220 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #21 of 80 in Healthcare.
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