Driver's High

10.02.2014

Antelope canyon tour

Beautiful place to go.
I'm not a professional photographer but the pictures came out amazing because the canyon itself was a piece of art work!
I would definitely recommend this place.
We used overland canyon tour and Nita was our guide. She was awesome! She changed our camera settings for us to take the best pictures and told us every photo spot. It was a great trip!

9.21.2014

What is Nurse Practitioner (NP) ?

You may have seen many NPs without knowing that they are NPs.
You should have thought that you met MDs but there are many levels in health care providers.
NPs and PAs are mid-level providers. Doctors include not only MDs but also DOs.

I'm an NP student. Today I'd like to introduce about what it is.

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing.

The NP is allowed to provide a broad range of health care services, which may include:

Taking the patient's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures
Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases
Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals
Providing handouts on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles
Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture

(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001934.htm)

Wage

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation in 2013:

Employment	Employment RSE	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage	Wage RSE
113,370	1.2 %	$45.71	$95,070	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$32.19	$38.73	$44.55	$52.95	$60.69
Annual Wage	$66,960	$80,560	$92,670	$110,130	$126,250

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment(1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	52,860	2.18	$45.35	$94,320
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	29,740	0.56	$47.53	$98,860
Outpatient Care Centers	8,120	1.21	$46.28	$96,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	3,550	0.12	$42.12	$87,610
Home Health Care Services	2,940	0.24	$44.38	$92,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment(1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians	52,860	2.18	$45.35	$94,320
Outpatient Care Centers	8,120	1.21	$46.28	$96,250
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,920	0.80	$52.81	$109,850
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	29,740	0.56	$47.53	$98,860
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	820	0.36	$44.20	$91,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment(1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	180	0.03	$56.39	$117,300
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,920	0.80	$52.81	$109,850
Grantmaking and Giving Services	40	0.03	$51.61	$107,350
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	30	(7)	$50.17	$104,360
Employment Services	1,250	0.04	$50.00	$104,010

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment(1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	9,610	1.11	1.30	$48.28	$100,420
California	9,200	0.63	0.73	$53.17	$110,590
Texas	6,690	0.61	0.72	$48.80	$101,490
Florida	6,240	0.84	0.98	$43.78	$91,070
Massachusetts	4,700	1.44	1.69	$50.48	$105,010

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment(1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maine	990	1.70	1.98	$44.46	$92,480
Tennessee	4,380	1.62	1.90	$44.42	$92,400
Mississippi	1,710	1.58	1.85	$46.10	$95,890
Connecticut	2,550	1.56	1.83	$46.92	$97,590
Vermont	450	1.51	1.77	$42.33	$88,050

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment(1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	370	1.15	1.35	$53.75	$111,800
California	9,200	0.63	0.73	$53.17	$110,590
Oregon	1,160	0.71	0.83	$51.71	$107,560
Hawaii	230	0.37	0.44	$51.33	$106,770
Massachusetts	4,700	1.44	1.69	$50.48	$105,010

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment(1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	4,610	0.88	1.03	$51.65	$107,440
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division	2,850	1.63	1.91	$52.32	$108,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	2,070	0.52	0.61	$52.36	$108,910
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division	1,890	0.51	0.60	$42.03	$87,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	1,670	0.72	0.85	$41.86	$87,070
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,650	1.28	1.49	$41.10	$85,480
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	1,570	0.57	0.67	$51.35	$106,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	1,520	0.64	0.75	$41.53	$86,380
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division	1,500	1.21	1.42	$54.54	$113,440
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,470	0.82	0.96	$46.93	$97,620

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment(1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN	50	1.10	1.29	$70.63	$146,920
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR	40	0.69	0.81	$66.29	$137,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	410	0.44	0.51	$64.39	$133,930
Stockton, CA	80	0.41	0.48	$61.68	$128,290
Bloomington, IN	70	0.94	1.10	$60.80	$126,470
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division	500	0.48	0.56	$60.44	$125,720
Yuma, AZ	(8)	(8)	(8)	$59.60	$123,980
Longview, TX	110	1.11	1.30	$59.04	$122,800
Gadsden, AL	60	1.88	2.20	$58.38	$121,430
Medford, OR	90	1.12	1.30	$56.88	$118,300