How come we arent considered APN's?

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Looking under the "specialty key" here at AN, I've noticed that APN's are only CRNA's, NP's, or Nurse-midwives. If we go to school so we can teach and help create the next generations of nursing students, why aren't we Advanced Practice Nurses? If we have to go and get an MSN or a PhD or the new title DNSc(or whatever it is), how come we aren't APNs, too?

Specializes in ICU,PACU, M/S, Tele & ED.

You just found out and you are graduating? I knew before I started and I have taken the core classes too. I am 55 and maybe will go on for my post masters certificate for NP after I am done next May. Heck if I keep going until I die, how can they collect on my student loans? ;o)

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