Penn Nursing

OCTOBER 21, 2021

From simply sticking around for a day or two to help out to volunteering on a weekly basis to playing lead roles as charge nurses at injection sites nationwide, Penn nurses can be found doing what they have been doing since 1886: treating patients, expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge, and engaging in communities to promote good health.

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American Nurse

JUNE 12, 2025

Etienne, DNP, APRN, FNP, PNP, D. It involves recognizing and respecting cultural differences in communication, beliefs, and health practices, thereby promoting equity and inclusion (Campinha-Bacote, 2011). President’s Message Marie O.

Leadership

American Nurse

JUNE 5, 2025

The Rochester Business Journal created the Health Care Heroes awards to recognize excellence, promote innovation and honor the efforts of organizations and individuals making a significant impact on the quality of health care in the Rochester area.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

.” Specialty board certificationoverwhelmingly voluntary for nursesvalidates a nurse’s clinical expertise and professionalism based on standards identified by a nursing specialty to promote optimal patient outcomes and requires regular renewal to ensure nurses stay current on the latest advances and best practices.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Wound care is a vital part of patient management, especially for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and registered nurses (RNs) treating complex, chronic, and high-risk wounds. By answering these questions, healthcare providers can develop a targeted care plan to promote healing and prevent further complications.

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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.

Telemedicine

Capitol Beat

APRIL 18, 2025

1317 ) The Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act would modernize outdated Medicare and Medicaid policies placed on advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) seeking to treat patients to the full extent of their education and training. Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act ( H.R. ICAN Act ( S. Take Action for the bill!

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Capitol Beat

JULY 31, 2025

CMS continues to promote this RFI in its 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Pay System and Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. Notably, this RFI from HHS is not the first health-related deregulatory RFI of this Administration—in May, ANA responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) RFI on deregulation.

Medicare

Registered Nursing

JUNE 26, 2025

This program emphasizes comprehensive family care, preparing graduates for advanced practice roles with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention across all age groups. The city's combination of affordability, health-sector demand, and strong academic institutions makes it a standout location for advanced nursing study.

Nurse Practitioner

The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 22, 2024

As Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, a leader in NFA, emphasizes in his Midas Touch article , this nomination threatens the integrity of our healthcare system and the health of millions of Americans. This is no longer a hypothetical situation; RFK Jr.

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Registered Nursing

MAY 5, 2025

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Consensus Model is a regulatory framework designed to standardize how APRNs are educated, licensed, certified, and allowed to practice across the United States. For current and aspiring APRNs, understanding this model is essential for navigating the evolving professional landscape.

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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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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

"There are many people who don't see a doctor or get healthcare on a regular basis, and when they are really sick, they go to the emergency room for their care," says April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , immediate past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "It Some barriers are being reconsidered.

Nurse Practitioner

American Nurse

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Supreme Court case is just one of the latest examples of nurses’ critical role in promoting healing policy. Assistant Professor Michelle Patch, PhD, APRN-CNS, DF-AFN, FAAN, has focused significant effort on understanding intimate partner strangulation.

APRN

Capitol Beat

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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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Diversity Nursing

JUNE 12, 2024

Promote a Culture of Inclusivity: Recognizing and appreciating the importance of every Nursing role, from LPNs to APRNs, is essential to promoting a culture of inclusivity in the workplace. It is always important to highlight each Nursing role's unique contributions to patient care.

Promotion

American Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2024

This visionary effort has practical implications for all RNs and APRNs. The Economic Value of Nursing Project and the ANA Enterprise’s broader efforts in this regard seek to quantify and promote nursing’s contributions and the real returns organizations can achieve by investing in the scarce and highly skilled human capital that we represent.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 30, 2023

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.

Medicare

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“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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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk , PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, vice president for health promotion and chief wellness officer for The Ohio State University, asserts, “The new ANCC credential is a wonderful mechanism to recognize hospitals and healthcare systems’ programs that are deeply committed to the health and well-being of their people.”

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.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 26, 2023

.” The accredited programs include: Baccalaureate Degree Program in Nursing Adelphi’s hands-on BS in nursing is designed to prepare students for rewarding, critical roles in the expanding healthcare field, promoting wellness throughout their lives.

Mental Health

Consult QD

MAY 12, 2023

At the direction of Executive Chief Nursing Officer (ECNO) Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC , Kuehn and 20 of her colleagues spent nearly one year exploring a potential model of care redesign for acute inpatient care at Cleveland Clinic. “To surmount the challenges and adapt to the changes, organizations need updated models of care.”

Nursing Informatics

Diversity Nursing

MAY 16, 2023

PMHNP-BC, APRN. This year, for the first time, the conference will be available for attendees outside of FNU. “We We are extremely excited about the 2023 Diversity Impact Conference,” said FNU Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Paula Alexander-Delpech, Ph.D.,

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 24, 2024

Moore, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, PNAP, FAAN, who works as the Interim MSN and DNP Program Director at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has served as the first African American President of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH). For the last two years, Shawana S.

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Post University

JULY 22, 2024

Pediatric Nursing: Caring for Children’s Health Needs Many nurses enjoy working with children and are passionate about providing a strong foundation to promote a lifetime of healthy practices. Work Environment and Lifestyle Considerations RNs and APRNs can be found in nearly any medical setting imaginable.

APRN

Post University

AUGUST 6, 2024

It is also crucial for becoming an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). Other Roles for Master’s Prepared Nurses While all Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), not all APRNs specialize as NPs. The Master of Science in Nursing could set you on the path to becoming an APRN.

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Empowered Nurses

JUNE 22, 2023

In recent years, the role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) has expanded significantly, bringing forth a debate over whether state medical boards should regulate their practice. The ANA joins me in opposing state medical board oversight of APRN practice.

APRN

Post University

JUNE 26, 2023

This promotes considerable progress towards both RN status and an eventual bachelor’s. Nurse Practitioner (NP) Bridge Programs MSN programs allow RNs to pursue many types of advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) specialties. Depending on the preferred modality, both degrees could potentially be obtained in two or three years.

Education

Capitol Beat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. We know that when APRNs are allowed to practice at the top of their license, more patients overcome barriers to receiving safe and cost-effective care.

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American Nurse

MAY 1, 2023

The month-long celebration of the nursing profession allows for many opportunities to promote appreciation of the invaluable contributions of nurses. Get your free access to Nurseline, the exclusive newsletter of American Nurse Journal , and gain insights for your nursing practice. Sign up Now! How will you celebrate?

LPN

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This mission is accomplished by assuring safe initial practice as well as continuing competency in the practice of nursing and by promoting nursing excellence in the areas of education and practice. Note that five (5) years ago, we had 6262 APRNs permanently licensed in SC.

APRN

Daily Nurse

MAY 26, 2023

Certification validates nurses’ mastery of skills, knowledge, and abilities and promotes ongoing learning and practice requirements through certification renewal. According to data collected by the American Board of Nursing Specialties , in 2020, there were over 1 million specialty-certified nurses in the U.S. and Canada.

Nursing Certifications

Consult QD

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We have had a moment, and we are emerging from that moment,” said Mary Beth Modic, DNP, APRN-CNS, CDCES, FAAN, a clinical nurse specialist at Cleveland Clinic and panel moderator. “We It reminds them that we are human, too.” – Kerry Major Promote positivity. I’d like to see us reinvent our deficit-based thinking.

Chief Nursing Officer

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. Their primary duties include Work directly with the patient to promote health and assist patients in achieving their goals. But what exactly is their role?

Mental Health

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This award recognizes nurses who demonstrate qualities of leader and innovator, and who contribute to the nursing profession by improving or promoting the health of Missourians.

APRN

Daily Nurse

AUGUST 20, 2024

Mary Gatsch, CEO of Springer Publishing Company, echoed Maurer’s sentiments, emphasizing the alignment of this collaboration with Springer’s commitment to promoting growth and success in advanced practice nursing and women’s and gender-related healthcare.

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