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8 Reasons Why You Should Become a Nurse Practitioner

Minority Nurse

Work-Life Balance As a nurse practitioner, you have greater flexibility with your schedule, creating a greater work-life balance. If working a clinic-based job, you can often control your daily schedule, take off to attend family events, and not work weekends. link] [link].

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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. Nurses thrive on the knowledge that their work directly impacts patients and their families. 32% of RNs and LPNs echoed the same sentiment.

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Are APRNs Happy with Their Career Choice?

Board Vitals - Nursing

When you ask if advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are happy with their career choices, you hear a resounding “yes”. Of course, there are caveats like wanting more time with patients and fewer politics in the workplace, but by and large APRNs are happy with their career and given the chance, would choose it all over again.

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Advanced Nursing Degrees, Should You Take the Leap!

Minority Nurse

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN): Clinical Registered Nurse Anesthetist Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse Educator Nurse Leadership/Administrator Reasons to Pursue an Advanced Nursing Degree Now that you understand the various types of advanced degrees and the specialties available, why consider pursuing an advanced nursing degree?

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Meet the CEO That Stayed Up All Night

Daily Nurse

We have over 6,500 team members,” Charlton shares, “and nursing makes up over 2,000 of those team members (including LPNs, RNs, and APRNs). We have 600 nurses working in ambulatory, 220 APRNs, 1000+ nurses within the hospital setting, and 150+ working in leadership or other corporate support positions.

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Some of the Many Benefits of Being an NP

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners are accustomed to treating the entire patient rather than solely treating a disease or condition,” says Teresa Cyrus, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, co-owner of Integrative Geriatrics , a practice that provides care to underserved adults and seniors in rural Minnesota. “I I believe it is a more holistic approach to patient care.

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Exploring the Need for More Nurse Educators in Healthcare

Diversity Nursing

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) workforce, including Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthetists, and Nurse Midwives, is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupation, by 40% from 2021 through 2031, according to the BLS’ Occupational Outlook Handbook.