The clinical nurse specialist role was first created in 1954 to address specific needs in acute and mental health care settings. Clinical nurse specialists are educated and…

Clinical nurse specialists have fought for practice autonomy and prescriptive authority for decades. Their ability to practice as independent practitioners ensures outstanding care to patients and their…

Adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialists must, at a minimum, hold an MSN in their chosen role and population focus and certification through a nationally recognized certification…

Your DNP project will reflect your critical thinking skills and your ability to translate research into practice through problem identification, proposal development, implementation, and evaluation.…

Since the AACN’s 2004 recommendation to move the minimum educational standard for initical certificaion and licensure in each of the four advanced practice registered nursing…

Currently, the MSN remains the minimum educational standard for advanced practice nursing roles. However, many nurses choose to look beyond the MSN in an effort…

Who is the doctor of nursing practice right for? MSN-prepared RNs and APRNs would pursue a conventional post-master’s DNP program to: Further their clinical expertise in…

A couple years after the official position statement was released, the AACN and its member institutions came together and formed a set of essential curricular…

DNP-prepared nurses bring a blend of clinical, leadership, economic, and organizational skills that puts them in a unique position to incisively critique nursing practice and…

The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, a position statement developed through a collaboration between the APRN Consensus Work Group and the National Council of State…