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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

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State and federal waivers that have been active for almost three years have allowed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training. The bill represents huge progress for APRNs to continue to practice at the top of their license. With the recent introduction of H.R.

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

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Daily Nurse spoke with former AANP President April Kapu, DNP , APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, and FAAN, about this critical legislation and how it will remove outdated barriers to practice that delay access to care for patients and move healthcare delivery forward for patients, providers, and our nation. APRNs are healthcare providers.

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Innovative Nurse Practitioners Can Turn the Tide

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“Nurse Practitioners do what nurses do best — educate and listen to their patients,” states Dr. Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN , FNP-BC, Assistant Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor at the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing of Maryville University. ” She affirms that nurses are responding to the needs they perceive.

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Selecting a Nursing Program to Advance Your Career

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The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021) explored how nurses can work to reduce health disparities and promote equity, while keeping costs at bay, utilizing technology, and maintaining patient and faculty-focused care into 2030.

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Value of Nursing Certification

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Importance of Certification The National Academy of Medicine’s consensus study: “ The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity ,” states that creating an expectation and culture of lifelong learning is essential for improving care and population health.

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Doctoral degrees: Which one is right for you?

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For example, maybe you’re an advanced practice RN (APRN) interested in translating research into practice to facilitate improved care quality and patient outcomes. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) created a standardized DNP model to help APRNs recognize, address, and improve patient care and outcomes.

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Is Nursing Students’ Mental Health in Jeopardy?

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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, APRN. Nursing school students, however, had higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress than nursing faculty and medical students. Purdue Global offers employee and student assistance programs designed to provide a variety of support options.