2022 APRN Health Outcomes 
American Nurse
JUNE 10, 2025
APRN, FNP-BC Faith Community Nurses (FCNs), also known as Parish Nurses, are registered nurses—either active or retired—who have completed the Foundations of Faith Community Nursing program. These relationships help reduce healthcare hesitancy, particularly concerning mental health and dementia. Public Health Nursing, 39 (1), 33–39.
American Nurse
JULY 9, 2025
The AACN issued a directive for nursing schools to phase out master’s-level preparation for advanced practice RNs (APRNs) and transition to DNP programs by 2015. Master’s in nursing program enrollment decreased for the third year in a row, indicating 1,176 fewer students since 2022. decrease from 2022 to 2023.
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Penn Nursing
APRIL 16, 2024
Story by Janine White | Illustrations by Daniel Lievano Spring 2024 Before Ellen Munsterman, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MSN even stepped foot onto Penn’s campus, she shared a meaningful connection with the Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing, Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN. “I
Penn Nursing
APRIL 17, 2024
We’ve adjusted and structured the curriculum to focus on the lifespan of a patient’s health,” says assistant professor Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, Gr’19. Faculty and nurse scientists are also thinking about how to better prepare students for clinical practice.
Penn Nursing
APRIL 29, 2021
Early indicators show that changing that power structure—from health care professionals to community members—has had a positive impact and has strengthened Lipman’s belief that “community health workers need to be embedded in the infrastructure of health systems.”
Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations
DECEMBER 15, 2023
by Kate Bernheisel, DNP, MPH, APRN, FNP-BC Teaching nursing students about the real-life complexities of social determinants of health (SDOH) and patient care is challenging. This “sense of presence” gained from VR can heighten student learning and empathy related to SDOH (Cypress & Caboral-Stevens, 2022; Gillespie et al.,
Registered Nursing
APRIL 4, 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics , employment for nurse practitioners is projected to grow by 45% from 2022 to 2032much faster than the average for all occupations. A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who provides primary and specialty care to patients of all ages, from infants to older adults.
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