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The real value of nursing certification

American Nurse

Certified individuals report feeling a sense of pride and achievement, feeling more professionally competent, having improved employability and advancement, and being positioned for better compensation and career longevity, according to a 2019 Institute for Credentialing Excellence Value of Certification study. She was indeed a trailblazer.

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Key Differences

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a licensed clinician who provides comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO).

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CPNP-PC Exam Replaces Retired PPCNP-BC Exam

Board Vitals - Nursing

According to a joint statement by the PNCB and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): “Due to a continual low volume of test takers and the availability of the PNCB certification, the ANCC Commission on Certification decided to retire the PPCNP-BC certification. Those are the details of this most recent exam change.

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Geriatric Nursing: A Specialty in Need

Nurse.com

population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. As the U.S. You can go on to take certificate programs, graduate-level courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, and so forth.”.

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Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

American Nurse

How the project works UNTHSC became an ECHO Hub site in 2019 with the creation of a Geriatrics ECHO line targeting rural primary care practices caring for older adults. A second ECHO line for long-term care facility teams (Nursing Home STRONG ECHO) began in 2020. The participant could opt out at any time.

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NurseCon at Sea: Making Lasting Memories While Earning CNEs

Minority Nurse

So, I knew back in nursing school that I wanted to shake up the nursing conference world, but I didn ’ t know what that would look like. I thought about taking over one of the state nursing conferences, but zooming ahead to 2019, I decided to create my conference, NurseCon. But it ’ s more than education.