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ANCC vs. AANP: Which FNP Exam Should I Take?

Board Vitals - Nursing

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) are the governing boards that administer tests to examinees seeking to become certified as a nurse practitioner. We offer board review for both the ANCC and AANP Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Diagnosis (17%).

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Nurse Advocacy Beyond Voting – Working on Political Campaigns

American Nurse

Nurses can and should vote to exert their political advocacy in favor of candidates and issues that align with nursing values and beliefs. Yet nurses can express their political advocacy beyond voting by becoming more involved with political campaigns or by communicating and meeting with legislators.

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New nurses and clinical judgment

American Nurse

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. The nurse starts as a novice and moves through the levels as they develop more experience and skills.

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Standardization of virtual simulation

American Nurse

In nursing curricula, for example, face-to-face teaching was reduced or unavailable, and clinical experiences in healthcare settings became limited or nonexistent. In nursing curricula, for example, face-to-face teaching was reduced or unavailable, and clinical experiences in healthcare settings became limited or nonexistent.

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Navigating the crossroads of nursing faculty practice

American Nurse

Opportunities and challenges Faculty practice holds the potential to reshape nursing academia. Faculty practice emphasizes the importance of producing graduates who not only have the requisite knowledge but also can translate that knowledge into action to meet increasingly complex patient needs.

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

Barriers to care Nursing intake (about 30 minutes for new patients and 15 minutes for follow-up visits) requires sufficient time to collect vital signs, discuss patient concerns, and complete required VHA healthcare clinical reminders. A sample size of 27 veterans consented verbally to the pilot.

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Strategies to combat implicit bias in nursing

American Nurse

Take steps to protect patient and nurse well-being. Similar to medication, nurses words have the ability to heal or harm. On the other side of the nurse-as-superhero coin lies a hard truth—some nurses may not like caring for certain patients. As nurses, we tend to practice in concert, resulting in conformity bias.