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From RN to NP: Navigating Your Path to a Nurse Practitioner Career

Post University

This focus on continuous care enables them to build enduring, personalized relationships with patients, fostering a supportive and responsive healthcare environment. Diagnosing patients and creating an effective care plan that is personalized to meet their needs. Prescribing medication when needed.

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

Daily Nurse

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) AGNPs deliver care to the adult and older adult population by managing acute and chronic health problems. They may work in the clinic, long-term care, or acute care/hospital settings. CNSs typically work in hospital and clinic settings.

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Top RN to MSN Specialties: Career Paths for Advancing Nurses

Registered Nursing

Nurse Educator For nurses passionate about shaping the next generation of healthcare providers, becoming a Nurse Educator offers a rewarding path. Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Clinical Nurse Specialists are expert clinicians who drive excellence in specialized areas of nursing practice.

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Levels of Nursing Explained

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Non-degree nurses include certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) who complete nursing-level education programs that don’t culminate in a degree. Certified Nursing Assistant Position Description: Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) typically work in home care and long-term care settings.

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States With Full Practice Authority Ensure Access to Nurse Practitioners

Nurse.com

Propelled by the increasing demand for primary care and the growing numbers of patients nationwide living in areas with a shortage of primary care health professionals, more and more states are rightly considering legislation to ensure patients better access to the outstanding care NPs provide. Decades in the Making.

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States With Full Practice Authority Ensure Access to Nurse Practitioners

Nurse.com

Propelled by the increasing demand for primary care and the growing numbers of patients nationwide living in areas with a shortage of primary care health professionals, more and more states are rightly considering legislation to ensure patients better access to the outstanding care NPs provide. Decades in the Making.

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What Is a Speech Language Pathologist & What Do They Do?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Setting Percentage 4 Education services 42% Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists and audiologists 25% Hospitals 14% Nursing and residential care facilities 4% Self-employed workers 3% Most speech-language pathologists work in an educational setting as part of early intervention programs, preschools or K-12 schools.