APRN Guides
Pursuing an advanced nursing career is challenging, but there is a wealth of scholarship opportunities, professional associations, salary guides, and more to help aspiring APRNs. Check out our authoritative resource guides below.
Explaining the Unique Role of Nurse Practitioners in Healthcare
January 11, 2022 – Sophia Khawly, MSNThe NP training emphasizes better-quality health and disease prevention rather than just disorder management. The NP role is versatile, with strong roots in patient education, health promotion, and interprofessional practice. This allows NPs to function in a wide variety of practice settings that care for patients across the lifespan.
The Benefits of Mentorship as a Nurse Practitioner
November 22, 2021 – Sophia Khawly, MSNA productive mentee/mentor relationship may identify and remedy a novice nurse’s weaknesses and gaps in education. It assists in the merging of nursing philosophy, which is the foundation of nurse practitioner training, and the medical care model, which is the foundation for the practice of healthcare.
National Midwifery Week – The Role of Nurse-Midwives in Hospitals vs. Birth Centers
September 27, 2021 – Cevia YellinBased upon the belief that every person has the right to quality healthcare, midwifery’s personalized approach plays an important role in enhancing health equity and empowering individuals and communities.
Moving from Fee for Service to a Value-Based Reimbursement Model
August 31, 2021 – Celeste Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCNurse practitioners have an opportunity to reconnect with the reasons they became nurse practitioners: to care for people, to improve their health and wellbeing, and to make a positive difference in their lives. Moving from fee for service allows us to shift the focus from volume to providing better care.
Civic Health Month: An Expert’s Advocacy Guide
July 26, 2021 – Celeste Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCAugust is Civic Health Month—a time to ensure that both coworkers, colleagues, and patients have an opportunity to participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences—And How NPs Can Help
June 2, 2021 – Celeste Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCAdverse childhood experiences have an enormous impact on future substance abuse, violence, victimization and perpetration, sexually transmitted infections, delayed brain development, lower educational attainment, reduced employment opportunities, and a lifetime of increased negative health outcomes and increased risk of disease.
Social Determinants of Health and Their Effect on Health Outcomes: A Case Study
May 19, 2021 – Celeste Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCThe Marshallese make up no more than 3 percent of Northwest Arkansas' population, but in July of 2020 they had suffered half of the Covid-19 deaths in the region. In order to understand how this occurred we will look at the social determinants that led to such disparity and negative health outcomes.
International Day of the Midwife: What Makes a Birth Center Unique
April 20, 2021 – Cevia YellinOne of the main benefits of birth center services administered by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) is women’s care. This may include a variety of healthcare services beginning prior to pregnancy and continuing well beyond the childbearing years.
Healthcare Tech, Trends & Companies to Follow in 2021
March 2, 2021 – Melissa DeCapua, DNPIt’s a perfect storm: we’re facing a global pandemic that has pushed our healthcare system to the limit, accelerated regulatory changes, and necessitated technological innovation. Healthcare, as it was before Covid-19, will never be the same—and it’s still being reimagined as we speak.
Nurse Practitioners Positioned to Play a Key Role in Defeating the Covid-19 Pandemic
February 16, 2021 – Celeste Williams, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCNurse practitioners have an opportunity to work to overcome vaccine hesitancy, influence human behavior, and be community leaders. There is a need for reliable, trusted information as well as advocacy for responsible, evidence-based practice and public health policy.