Adult-gerontology nurse practitioners, whether focused on acute or primary care, must hold an APRN license in the state in which they live. To achieve a…

As a nurse practitioner in adult-gerontology you’ll specialize in either primary or acute care. (In years’ past, nurse practitioners could choose to earn more general…

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first recognized that informatics must be an essential technology for healthcare. However, the IOM’s recommendation brought about questions…

The DNP informatics nurse fills a specialty role that has emerged due to the changing demands of our nation’s healthcare system. Both the increasing complexity…

Although nurse executives and leaders are nothing new, DNP nurses today are moving beyond traditional leadership roles into broader and more senior executive-level positions, both…

Unlike PhD degrees that tend to focus on the theoretical underpinnings of nursing education, the DNP is focused more on improving how nursing training is…

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), health care policy creates a framework designed to facilitate the delivery of healthcare services and…

There are a multitude of ways DNP nurses can engage in the process of transforming healthcare and influencing the health policy agenda. At the novice…

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…