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It Took a Village: New Mother and Psychiatric Nurse Earns MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Post University

Once she had settled in, Mercy enrolled in a licensed practical nurse program. She became licensed in 2007 and started working at a nursing home. I think most nurses who go into mental health nursing do so because they realize it is so important, she says. It has literally taken a village.

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Nurse Practitioners Are Primed to Help Bridge Physician Shortage

Nurse.com

territories, with full practice authority legislation (FPA) that empowers nurse practitioners to provide the complete scope of services for which they were trained. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP- BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), in a news release.

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Key Differences

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a licensed clinician who provides comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages.

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO).

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A Look at Post-Pandemic Mental Health: Data and Resources

Registered Nursing

Data from 2019 indicated that about 20% of college students dealt with significant anxiety , while 16% faced depression. The growing call for more psychiatric mental nurse practitioners , family nurse practitioners , women’s health nurse practitioners , and pediatric nurse practitioners is at an all-time high.

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Maryland’s Healthcare Preceptor Tax Credit: A Call to Action

American Nurse

The aim of this legislation was to help alleviate healthcare workforce shortages in the State, and it provided a tax incentive to nurse practitioner student preceptors. In 2022, legislation was passed to expand this benefit to registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) student preceptors.

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Mentors Help RNs Transition to Advanced Practice Roles

Daily Nurse

Expectations are high for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs), and novice ACNPs may benefit from additional support as they transition into advanced practice roles. has more than 300,000 licensed NPs, with over 36,000 completing their academic programs between 2019 and 2020.