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Did the Pandemic Affect APRN Compensation and Employment?

Board Vitals - Nursing

For the past seven years, Medscape has surveyed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) regarding job details, including salary and job satisfaction. The 2021 survey measured many of the effects of COVID, including salary changes, furloughed positions, and APRNs switching careers altogether. Where do APRNs work?

APRN 52
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Nursing Groups Denounce AMA's Effort to Regulate Advanced Practice RNs

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nursing groups are denouncing the American Medical Association 's recent policy amendment calling for advanced practice RNs (APRNs) to be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards. The AMA is again adopting policies encouraging laws and regulations that impede competition and help their bottom line.'

APRN 122
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CPNP-PC Exam Replaces Retired PPCNP-BC Exam

Board Vitals - Nursing

According to a joint statement by the PNCB and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): “Due to a continual low volume of test takers and the availability of the PNCB certification, the ANCC Commission on Certification decided to retire the PPCNP-BC certification. Those are the details of this most recent exam change.

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Differentiating the unique work of nurses – Reader Response

American Nurse

Even as an APRN I had to convince our hospital’s provider coordinator that I was able to obtain an NPI & the hospital could bill for some of my services. In Response to: Differentiating the unique work of nurses Dear Editor, I am so glad to see that this is getting out to the mainstream of nursing.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CCRN Certification 

Board Vitals - Nursing

Option 2: Practice as an RN or APRN for at least 5 years with a minimum of 2,000 hours in direct care of acutely/critically ill patients, with 144 of those hours accrued in the most recent year preceding application. Can I maintain my CCRN if I leave direct care or retire from nursing? How do I renew my CCRN certification?

APRN 94
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APRN, CNP, ACNP, NP, CNS: Advanced Practice Nurses and the Acronyms Defined

Nurse Abnormalities

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is an umbrella term and at the top of the pyramid. Please note: The ANCC retired this certification in December of 2018. And finally… This post concluded the acronyms for APRNs.

APRN 52
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Utah Grants Full Practice Authority to Nurse Practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

We applaud Utah for recognizing the need to update laws and make the most of their healthcare workforce," said April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "In territories, to adopt FPA. "We