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South Carolina Board of Nursing 2024 Licensure Renewal Facts

American Nurse

The number of APRNs, particularly, Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) are the fastest growing segment of our total licensees with almost 11,000 active licensees across the state at present. The key question is do we have the supply we need to satisfy the demand as nurses retire and/or leave the profession.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff. She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023.

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Top 10 Healthcare Career Resources Articles of 2022

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Physician Assistant vs. Nurse Practitioner: Explaining the Difference to Patients. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are two divergent career paths often mistaken for one another due to their similarities. Nurse Practitioners. Trained in medicine based on the nursing model.

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Top 5 Specialties That Will Propel Your Nursing Career

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

While many nurses find themselves caring for the aging population by default, specializing in the field will place you ahead of the rest when it comes to career growth. Most think immediately of long-term care facilities and personal care homes, but gerontological nurses are in high demand in varying types of organizations.

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Why Travel Nursing May Not Be For You

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Travel nursing has grown exponentially as staff realize that they can work less throughout the year while making more money than they can at their current position. As amazing as the opportunity sounds, travel nursing is not for everyone. If you’re considering jumping on the travel train consider these things first.

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Instagram & Twitter Profiles For Nursing Students to Follow

Board Vitals - Nursing

Inspirational Instagram Nurse Influencers @nurseabnormalities :This is the Instagram account of Danielle LeVeck, DNP, ACNPC-AG, CNS, RN, CCRN. She is an ICU Nurse Practitioner, blogger, speaker, corgi owner, and much more. Bonus: She used BoardVitals to pass her acute care nurse practitioner exam !

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