Advanced Practice Nursing: The future is now It is time to upgrade our image, and unify our profession. Do not wait to be a part of health care's evolution. As America moves forward since the Supreme ...

After 10 years of staff nursing in surgical areas -- ICU, PACU, ER -- Joanne went back to school (first a BSN, then MSN) and became a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). She worked in general surgery, ...

Leadership and pioneering became a way of life for Juanzetta S. Flowers, DSN, RN, an inductee into the Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame and the Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame. One of Alabama’s first ...

The Federal Trade Commission encouraged Kansas' and Ohio's legislatures on Monday to pass bills that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat patients without physician oversight. Both ...

Our communities need nurse practitioners (NPs) to serve as leaders in health promotion. Too often, the perspective of local government and business leaders, the news media, and the public at-large is ...

Nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing and dream of earning a doctorate can take advantage of two new streamlined ...

If you’ve been to a doctor’s office, walk-in health clinic or hospital recently, the odds are pretty good that you have met or received care from an advanced practice registered nurse. Known as APRNs, ...

Advanced practice nursing is a rapidly evolving discipline that transcends traditional nursing roles by integrating enhanced clinical skills, autonomy in decision‐making, and leadership in ...

Drexel's accredited online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is designed for advanced nursing practice leaders seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice and offers an alternative to ...

The range of nursing roles involving an advanced level of practice has grown over the past two decades - and with i... The term ‘advanced nursing practice’ (ANP) refers to the practice of registered ...