American Nurse

JULY 9, 2025

These recommendations led to significant changes in nursing education pathways. 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. The Future of Nursing reported 4,855 DNP graduates in 2016. recorded in 2023).

Leadership

Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Nurses are no strangers to challengesphysical and verbal abuse, long hours, and demanding workplace politics often accompany their critical role in healthcare. Yet, despite these hurdles, an overwhelming 92% of nurses report they are glad they chose the nursing profession, according to Medscapes 2024 Nurse Career Satisfaction Report.

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Registered Nursing

JULY 30, 2025

Career Paths and Specializations Graduates of direct-entry MSN programs can pursue a variety of high-impact roles: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in primary care clinics. See our Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) page for certification details. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

APRN

Registered Nursing

APRIL 15, 2025

2 years for nurses with existing MSN Focus: Midwifery-specific competencies Best for: Experienced APRNs seeking specialty transition Programs to consider: Frontier Nursing University, Shenandoah University, Thomas Jefferson University Learn more about nurse midwife post-master’s certificates.

Private Practice

Registered Nursing

AUGUST 1, 2025

With in-state tuition up to 25 percent below levels in Columbus and Cincinnati , the city offers cost-effective training in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs. Major systems like MetroHealth and University Hospitals are expanding psychiatric services. Learn more about how we rank these programs. #1

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Registered Nursing

JULY 30, 2025

With practicum hours secured through partnerships with Denton Regional Medical Center, Cook Children's Health Care System, and community clinics, these programs prepare you for APRN certification or executive nursing leadership while keeping costs roughly 15–20 percent below comparable programs in Dallas or Houston.

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Registered Nursing

AUGUST 1, 2025

With an average rent 12 percent below that of Miami and strong demand for primary and acute care providers among Fort Lauderdale's aging population, this coastal city offers an ideal setting to pursue an Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) specialization affordably. For details on how we rank these programs, visit [link]. #1

Nurse Practitioner

Penn Nursing

APRIL 29, 2021

All of my work, both as a nurse practitioner and a scientist, has been focused on ensuring that our research is equitable and centers the voice of historically excluded communities. The study is guided by a community health advisory board with Spanish language intervention delivered by bilingual community health workers.

Mental Health

Daily Nurse

JUNE 20, 2024

In answer to these needs, it’s worthwhile to consider the value of Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioners (AGNPs), advanced practice nurses trained specifically to care for adults and older adults. ” She continues, “Currently, more NPs are entering the FNP track than either of the Adult-Gerontology paths.

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Registered Nursing

MAY 3, 2025

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in Texas must complete specific continuing education (CE) requirements to maintain licensure and remain current with evolving healthcare standards. According to the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) , more than 44,000 APRNs were licensed in Texas as of 2024.

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Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Because of specific Congressional action many of the telehealth flexibilities authorized under the PHE will continue through the end of 2024. Congress has extended the telehealth flexibility through the end of 2024, but it is unclear if it will be extended further or made permanent. This 152-day extension then ends on October 9.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 3, 2024

Lawmakers don’t often see nurses lobbying in the Capitol, but they’ve had a weekly presence in the building this session as they lobby for independent practice for advanced practice nurses, or APRNs.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The South Carolina (SC) Board of Nursing oversees licensure renewal for all active LPN, RN and APRN licenses across SC every other year in even years. Prior to launching the 2024 renewal cycle in February 2024, SC had over 96,500 active licensees. Note that five (5) years ago, we had 6262 APRNs permanently licensed in SC.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The 10-year accreditation is the maximum awarded to a nursing program. News & World Report as a Best Undergraduate Nursing Program – jumping an unprecedented 19 spots in a single year in the 2024 rankings – Adelphi is also ranked a Best Grad School for Nursing by U.S. Recognized by U.S.

Mental Health

Diversity Nursing

MAY 8, 2024

FNU previously received the AACN Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability in Nursing Education Leadership Award in 2021. PMHNP-BC, APRN, represented FNU at AACN’s Diversity Symposium, Feb. Frontier Nursing University’s 14th annual Diversity Impact Conference will be held on July 18-19, 2024.

Nurse Educator

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors. In 2022, legislation was passed to expand this benefit to registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) student preceptors. link] Carelli, K.

Preceptors

Minority Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2024

Psychiatric mental health registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) play vital roles in providing care in the behavioral health setting. What Does A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Do? The role of psychiatric mental health RNs and APRNs is no exception. But what exactly is their role?

Mental Health

Capitol Beat

JANUARY 4, 2024

Instead of using limiting language in regulatory publications and guidance documents, e.g., referring to physicians, advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), physician’s assistants, or any other providers by name, CMS is using the more generic term of practitioner, unless restricted by statute.

APRN

American Nurse

JULY 2, 2024

To guide nurses in their practice, ANA has partnered with ACNA to publish Cannabis Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. This May 2024 publication provides 18 national standards of practice and professional performance with accompanying competencies. We’ve got to educate all nurses, from LPNs to RNs to APRNs,” she said.

Business

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 10, 2024

Source: BLS and World Population Review The states that pay nurses the most are California, Hawaii, and Oregon, with California paying the most with an average of $133,340 wage per year. Top States for Nurse Practitioners If you’re a nurse practitioner, there are many post-graduate degrees that you can pursue.

Licensing

Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

The bill would eliminate outdated barriers in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) that limit the ability of nurse practitioners (NPs) to provide care and treatment for injured or ill federal employees. HERE is the letter that ANA submitted to the committee ahead of the markup. 139 / SJ Res.

Medicare

American Nurse

JUNE 13, 2024

Cox, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC It’s summertime! This time of year, schools and colleges of nursing press on with many accelerated programs across the state to help replenish the nursing workforce. Nurses and nurse practitioners are clinicians we count on year-round to assist with all patient needs. Thrift, Ph.D.,

Licensing

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Many faculty positions require a graduate or terminal degree, which some nurses may find financially burdensome, whereas RNs and advanced nurse practitioners (APRNs) in clinical roles earn more. For nursing, we compared APRN industry salaries to faculty salaries because APRN positions require at least a master’s degree.

APRN

American Nurse

JULY 8, 2023

For example, maybe you’re an advanced practice RN (APRN) interested in translating research into practice to facilitate improved care quality and patient outcomes. Or maybe you’re a nurse educator in an intensive care unit and you’d like to pursue a nurse scientist role and eventually enter academia.

APRN

Capitol Beat

JANUARY 2, 2023

This legislation would eliminate the duplicative and burdensome requirement that providers, including APRNs, apply for a Drug Enforcement Administration waiver in order to dispense lifesaving buprenorphine to treat those suffering from opioid use disorder. in 2023 and 1.25% in 2024.  The inclusion of H.R.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Relias

MAY 3, 2024

What do nurses really want? If you want to learn what nurses really need — and want — read our 2024 Nurse Salary and Job Satisfaction Report.

Mental Health

Nurse.com

JULY 31, 2023

Christina Manheimer, RN When Christina Manheimer, DNP, APRN, first considered working outside the hospital, getting comfortable with the idea was a process. “It She regularly talked to colleagues who worked in the community health setting she was interested in, spent time shadowing other nurses, and scoured job openings to find the right one.

APRN

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

DNA couldn’t be happier with the transition to our new publisher and the timing of launch in early 2024. This was a necessary evolution so we could continue bringing DNA members, and all Delaware nurses and partners, access to the latest work, news, and information on Delaware nursing and healthcare.

APRN

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Why nurse practitioners are a solution to rural healthcare With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NP) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

AUGUST 14, 2024

Increasing Need for Psychiatric Nurses As mentioned above, the WHO reveals a 13% increase in reported mental health disorders over the past ten years, and in 2024, 43% of adults say they feel more anxious than they did the previous year. of adults in the United States with mental illness also experienced a substance use disorder.

Mental Health

American Nurse

APRIL 30, 2024

Now, she’s a medical correspondent for NBC, holds CNO positions at nurse.com and nurse.org, and is a social media star—you may know her as Nurse Alice or from her podcast, Ask Nurse Alice. She also helped develop a new nurse grad character on the television show The Resident. American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(5).

Medicaid

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The below reports are a summary of the activities from the last Annual Membership Meeting that took place in October 2023 to July of 2024. More detailed information will be reported at the Annual Membership Meeting on October 17, 2024, if needed. I look forward to continued service as President of the Association. NCPD hours.

APRN

Amercan Journal of Nursing

JUNE 11, 2024

Leaver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP serves as director of academic nursing development at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Before joining AACN, Cynthia taught nursing for over 10 years at the graduate and undergraduate levels and practiced as a family nurse practitioner.

Military

American Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Cho and Dowdell surveyed 54 pediatric advanced practice RNs (APRNs) about their knowledge of firearm safety, health promotion strategies, and preventive interventions. Although most APRNs reported feeling knowledgeable enough to assess and inform parents about safe firearm storage, 56.4% American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(10).

Education

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

2024 priorities include nursing workforce protections, access to nursing care, and payment parity. This is new territory for the American Nurses Association (ANA) and other organizations that advocate for healthcare and healthcare professionals. Here’s a look at progress made in 2023 and priorities for 2024.

APRN

Every Nurse

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

CAREER PATHS Nurse Practitioner vs RN Salary: Understanding the Pay Gap in Nursing By EveryNurse Staff Writers | Updated on November 11, 2024 Medically reviewed by Joanna Whitfield, MSN, RN Our Promise We are dedicated to providing high-quality, trustworthy content. See our editorial policy.

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