Advanced Practice

An APRN is a Registered Nurse with a MSN and/or a DNP degree with a focus in the following areas: Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nurse Anesthetist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Nurse Midwife. Ask questions, share tips, and network. SRNA and NP Students are found under Students. School Rankings Programs

 
  1. Freckledkorican

    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    Nursing Q/A
    Last reply by bluebonnet, MSN, RN, APRN, NP
    • 196 replies
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  3. blackbird singing

    Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2012 Application

    Last reply by danceluver
    • 452 replies
  4. sweetfreedomgirl

    Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    Last reply by Daphne101503
    • 164 replies
  5. rauscht

    ACNP vs FNP: My Summarization of the Great Debate

    Last reply by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
    • 90 replies
  6. SummitRN

    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    Last reply by BostonFNP, APRN
    • 81 replies
  7. Kris1981

    Maryville University FNP Program Fall 2013

    Last reply by nursebunney, BSN, RN
    • 81 replies
  8. OriolesMagic

    NP vs PA vs CNS

    Last reply by jdc6773
    • 77 replies
  9. husky171

    Advance Practice Preceptorships - Should students find their own preceptors?

    Article
    Last reply by stickit34
    • 70 replies
  10. cjcsoon2bnp

    Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    Article
    Last reply by cjcsoon2bnp, MSN, RN, NP
    • 68 replies
  11. JackStrawRN

    Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    Last reply by subee, MSN, CRNA
    • 63 replies
  12. chillnurse

    Why the NP degree will be the next MBA with 7 simple, quick reasons

    Last reply by Jules A, MSN
    • 63 replies
  13. All4NursingRN

    Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    Last reply by myoglobin, ASN, BSN, MSN
    • 62 replies
  14. Agriffin2

    Tampa ARNP-one yr post grad still no job!

    Last reply by NaturalFNP
    • 60 replies
  15. automotiveRN67

    Who prescribes for themselves or family

    Last reply by BostonFNP, APRN
    • 60 replies
  16. anewsns

    Who will do CNS role?

    Last reply by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
    • 60 replies
  17. SummitRN

    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    Last reply by socal1
    • 57 replies
  18. WestCoastSunRN

    What age is "too old" to switch from RN to APRN?

    Last reply by SoundofMusic
    • 56 replies
  19. Guest1059175

    New NP pay

    Last reply by aok7, NP
    • 56 replies
  20. LM NY

    NP still working as a bedside nurse on the side...

    Last reply by AddictionNP, MSN, RN, NP
    • 55 replies
  21. rphil77120

    Msn fnp interview at duke university

    Last reply by JayneBB
    • 55 replies
  22. bethymaester

    Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

    Last reply by BostonFNP, APRN
    • 53 replies
  23. mrsannRN

    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    Last reply by myoglobin, ASN, BSN, MSN
    • 51 replies
  24. rkealy

    Full Practice Authority

    Last reply by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
    • 50 replies
  25. soljhs

    What's the least saturated specialty in APRN?

    Last reply by cyram81APRN, MSN
    • 50 replies
  26. xtl311

    Psychiatric NP

    Last reply by DizzyJ DHSc PA-C
    • 50 replies