National Nurse Practitioner Week to Be Celebrated November 9

National Nurse Practitioner Week to Be Celebrated November 9–15

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is encouraging communities across the nation to recognize National Nurse Practitioner Week, set for November 9–15, 2025. The annual observance highlights the vital role nurse practitioners (NPs) play in delivering high-quality healthcare.

The theme for 2025 is “NPs: Trusted Voices, Proven Care.” Nurse practitioners are highly trained advanced practice providers who evaluate patients, order and interpret tests, make diagnoses, and prescribe medications in all 50 states. They provide primary, acute, and specialty care, delivering nearly a billion patient visits each year with a patient-centered, comprehensive approach.

With more than 461,000 licensed NPs practicing across