Topics About 'Nurse Practitioner'.

After thirty years psychiatric nursing experience in various roles, locum tenens is perfect for me. When I want to work, I sign up with a few agencies, tell them my availability and hope something will come through. This time I can only work in 2 mon...

Hey guys! Just wondering if any NP(non-acute setting) on this board still works in an acute setting as an RN and not an NP. Maybe a per diem or part time in order to keep their acute care skills ongoing. Thanks!

To the APRN hecklers, critics and malcontents.Many of you say that your MSN nursing education has too much "fluff", referring to classes like cultural competency, and management that have no relevance to your jobs. I have read very little about how y...

First off, I believe that we need to stop this push to have anyone and everyone come into nursing just to become a Nurse Practitioner. We need to stop the "I just want to be a NP, but I'm not sure where I want to work," mentality. This article is not...

NPAC Conference 2018 - Barkley & AssociatesEarn up to 48 contact hours at the National Conference for Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care (NPAC) 2018. If you are a Nurse Practitioner who rounds in a hospital, works in the emergency room, or see acu...

I drive on long, winding, country roads. The roads are paved here--always a shock when I come to the United States from my expatriate home in Costa Rica. I am in the first world now: it is early spring, still chilly from winter, no leaves on the tree...

People are drawn to the nursing profession for many different reasons. For me, my beginnings in the healthcare field started by chance. An opportunity to work as a Hospitality Representative in the Emergency Room was offered to me as a young woman ju...

Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) as we know it arose out of the trailblazing efforts of nurses from four separate nursing specialties whose individual histories were shaped by a common thread: to answer the call to deliver a high level of ...

The year is 2043 and Maria waits patiently in the receiving pod for her primary care provider. The cool blue light is on, indicating scanners are continuously monitoring her vital functions. Her measurements display on the virtual wall to her right. ...