Career switch, measured
From Nursing Instructor to Nurse Practitioner
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 53% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include BLS/CPR, Mental health, RN license, ACLS; the main skills to add are Electronic health records, Scheduling, Counseling, Risk management.
53%
skill overlap
1,169
open Nurse Practitioner postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillNursing InstructorNurse Practitioner
- BLS/CPR65%40%
- Mental health30%34%
- RN license85%26%
- ACLS30%18%
- Patient care28%54%
- Leadership38%36%
- Research30%20%
- Training and coaching18%17%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Nurse Practitioner postings, rarely in Nursing Instructor ones.
SkillNursing InstructorNurse Practitioner
- Electronic health records–34%
- Scheduling–25%
- Counseling–15%
- Risk management–12%
- Bilingual Spanish–9%
- HIPAA–9%
- Microsoft Office–9%
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