Gloved hands of a nurse. See Also There's a dire shortage of primary care physicians in the US, and it’s only going to get worse. As life expectancy increases, and baby boomers live longer, demand on the already-overburdened healthcare system will likely skyrocket. A found that, by 2020, there will be a shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians nationwide. For seniors and people in rural communities, access to adequate care will become even more difficult and time-consuming than it already is. But there may be a solution, according to some healthcare experts: Nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses (RNs) who go through an additional two- to three-year master's...
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