Tag: Nurse Practitioner
How I Passed My PNP Certification Exam: My Study Plan and Tools
If you’re a current/aspiring healthcare professional, chances are high that you’ve taken lots of exams. I am currently a PNP-PC (Pediatric Nurse Pract [...]
How to Fulfill Your ANCC Pharmacology Requirement Fast & Easily
There are more than 290,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the US and all of them have “prescriptive authority” as part of their profession [...]
The Different Types of Advanced Practice Nurses
(This article originally appeared on NurseAbnormalities.com by Danielle LeVeck, DNP)
Let’s face it, nursing can be confusing. There are so many dif [...]
Improving Your Chances of Applying to NP School with a Low GPA
It happens to the best of us. Perhaps you weren’t the most diligent of undergrad nursing students and your GPA reflected it. However, now you are [...]
CME Requirements for MDs, PAs, and NPs
There is no doubt that maintaining certification can be complicated and different practitioners must meet different CME requirements. Whether you [...]
Scope of Practice: Physicians and Advanced Level Practitioners
The standing definition of “scope of practice” is “the activities that an individual healthcare practitioner is permitted to perform within a spec [...]
Understanding the Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice
If you are in healthcare, you have no doubt heard the term “silver tsunami” to refer to the growing population of seniors in the United States. As [...]
Updates to the PMHNP Board Exam for 2020
The American Nursing Credentialing Center released an updated test content outline in December 2019 for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practi [...]
Relaxation Tips for Nurses
Long hours, high-stress scenarios, on your feet for what seems forever. As a nurse, you’re highly susceptible to burnout, depression, and physical [...]
Pain Management & Opioid CME Requirements by State
Each state’s medical licensing board has its own set of requirements for medical professionals to maintain their state medical licenses; some stat [...]
Are PAs & NPs the Answer to the Physician Shortage Problem?
It’s estimated that by the year 2030, the US could be short as many as 120,000 physicians. The latest report shows that number includes nearly 13, [...]
CPNP-PC Exam Replaces Retired PPCNP-BC Exam
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Certification retired the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PPCNP-BC) exam [...]
Are APRNs Happy with Their Career Choice?
When you ask if advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are happy with their career choices, you hear a resounding “yes”. Of course, there are [...]
Top 5 Tips for the ANCC & AANP Family Nurse Practitioner Exams
Are you getting ready to take your Family Nurse Practitioner Exam? Getting started in studying can be daunting. You need to prioritize time to stu [...]
How I Re-Entered The Workforce As An NP After 10 Years
After finishing graduate school and working for a few years as a Family Nurse Practitioner, I took some time off to raise my family: 10 years to b [...]
PNCB vs ANCC Pediatric NP Exam: How to Decide Which One to Take
When you are ready to take the boards to become a certified pediatric nurse practitioner there are a lot of details to consider including content, te [...]
Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct in Healthcare
A recent survey of 6,200 physician and clinicians in the US finds that 10% report being sexually abused, harassed, or experiencing sexual miscondu [...]
4 AGPCNP Free Practice Questions for the ANCC Exam
Just started studying for your Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Exam? Whether you've been reviewing for mont [...]
NursingCE.com: A New CEU Resource for Nurses
We are excited to announce the launch of our newest partner, NursingCE.com, a new website designed to offer nurses a one-stop-shop for completing [...]
Working as a Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Diversity
When someone asks me what it’s like to work as a Nurse Practitioner (NP), be it a nurse, student, or layperson, I often reply, “Well, it depends.” [...]