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Exploring APRN Certifications: How to Choose the Right One for Your Career

Daily Nurse

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse midwives. Read below to discover the various types of APRN certifications. They primarily work in the clinic but may also work in the hospital.

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Navigating the APRN Certification Process: Steps, Requirements, and Popular Exam Options

Daily Nurse

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists and play a critical role in healthcare delivery. Once you pass the exam, you must maintain certification and your state APRN and RN license.

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Navigating the APRN certification process: steps, requirements, and popular exam options

Health Leaders | Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists and play a critical role in healthcare delivery. Once you pass the exam, you must maintain certification and your state APRN and RN license.

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Masters in Nursing (MSN) Salary and Highest-Paid Jobs

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

According to Payscale*, the average MSN nurse salary is $104,000 However, your actual salary will depend on your experience and the specialty you decide to pursue. Below are the average master degree in nursing salary ranges for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse administrators and nurse instructors.

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Good News For Nurses!

Empowered Nurses

Why Nurses Stay: The Biggest Reward For nurses, its not about the paycheckits about people. The report found that helping people and making a difference in lives is the most rewarding aspect of the job: 33% of APRNs said this was their top reward. 32% of RNs and LPNs echoed the same sentiment.

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Levels of Nursing Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Position Description: To become an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), you must be an RN ready to take on more of a leadership role in patient care. While RNs typically focus on implementing a plan of care, APRNs focus on directing a plan of care. APRN Median Annual Salary: $63.48/hour,

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Advanced Nursing Degrees, Should You Take the Leap!

Minority Nurse

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN): Clinical Registered Nurse Anesthetist Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Educator Nurse Leadership/Administrator Reasons to Pursue an Advanced Nursing Degree Now that you understand the various types of advanced degrees and the specialties available, why consider pursuing an advanced nursing degree?