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How to Fulfill Your ANCC Pharmacology Requirement Fast & Easily

Board Vitals - Nursing

The nurse practitioner (NP) role is a popular one. As of November 2022, there are more than 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the US. Laws governing the prescriptive authority of NPs and all Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) vary by state. Those variations affect every part of the prescribing authority.

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CME Requirements for MDs, PAs, and NPs

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Family physicians must meet different requirements than internal medicine physicians, and dermatologists must meet different requirements than surgeons or other specialists. For example, th e Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine requires 100 hours of CME credits every two years, 40 hours of which are required to be in Category 1.

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Nursing Positions That Don’t Require Working Weekends

Board Vitals - Nursing

From the first day of nursing school, it’s made clear that working nights and weekends are part of the job. Wanting to become a nurse without a willingness to work off-hours and odd shifts might be considered by many to be a fool’s errand – but they might be wrong. For the most part, they do not require nights and weekends.

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100 Men in Nursing – amazing male nurses, midwives and students

The Nurse Break

Men make up approximately 11% of the Australian nursing workforce (Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia, 2019). There are many reasons why men don’t consider nursing, one of which is the massive misconception that nursing is a profession for females only. Categories. Select Category. Vet Nursing.