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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?

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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.'

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Good News For Nurses!

Empowered Nurses

The report found that helping people and making a difference in lives is the most rewarding aspect of the job: 33% of APRNs said this was their top reward. Age distribution shows a significant number nearing retirement: o 31% are 55-64 years old. 32% of RNs and LPNs echoed the same sentiment. Love the Murses! o 25% are 45-54.

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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

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The Well-Fed Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

An advanced degree (MSN, PhD, or DNP) can do much for career mobility, especially if you want to become an APRN, enter academia, or conduct research. Finally, returning to school is a passion (or necessity) for some ambitious nurses. Sometimes, returning to school for the right reasons makes sense.

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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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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

Nurse.com

Another major challenge is the retirements among older nurse faculty, as noted in the study, Retirements and Succession of Nursing Faculty in 2016–2025 by researchers Di Fang of the AACN and Karen Kesten, DNP, APRN, CCNS, CNE, FAAN, of George Washington University. And now it’s only three years away.”