Nurse Practitioners are NOT Mid-level Providers
Do not call nurse practitioners mid-level providers, physician extenders, or non-physicians. If you can’t decide how to address one, I would suggest…
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Policy & Advocacy
Are NP doctors real doctors? Learn more about our profession’s changing role in modern medicine.
Career & DNP
Should you pursue a DNP and what opportunities does it bring? Learn how to evolve your career.
Health Technology
How will technology impact the healthcare system? Learn more about a nurses role in emerging technologies.
Books & Gifts
Not sure what computer to get for nursing school? Trying to find the perfect study guide? Check out these reviews.
Policy & Advocacy
Learn about our profession’s changing role in modern medicine.
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Enacted on May 21, 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits that use of genetic information in health insurance and employment decisions. Genetic…
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Senate Bill 1063
Introducing The Professional Nursing Law Originally developed in May 1951, The Professional Nursing Law (P.L. 317, No. 69) outlines the practice of professional nursing…
Career & DNP
Learn how to evolve your career.
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5 Qualities of a Successful Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioners are licensed, independent medical clinicians with expertise in a chosen specialty. They assess, diagnose, and treat illness by prescribing medicine,…
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6 Reasons to Choose Locum Tenens Work
Temporary work placements for healthcare providers are known as locum tenens assignments. These assignments cover a wide range of specializations and can…
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Day In The Life of a Psychosomatic Medicine NP
Psychiatric nurse practitioners have the opportunity to work in a variety of subspecialties including the addiction, forensics, geriatrics and pediatrics. One of the…
Health Technology
Learn about a nurse’s role in emerging technologies.
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8 Smart Phone Apps for Nurse Practitioners
PoopMD Ask any new parent and they’ll tell you they spend a lot more time dealing with poop than they ever would…
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5 Free Medication Reminder Apps
MedHelper MedHelper keeps track of prescriptions. Alarms remind patients when medication needs to be taken, when nurse practitioner appointments are scheduled, and…
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Budget Laptops for Nursing School
If there is one thing I know about nursing school, it’s that its not easy. The last thing you want to be worrying about…
Books & Gifts
Let’s be honest, it’s mostly books.
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5 Awesome Psychiatric Case Study Books
There is nothing I love more than a good psychiatric case study book. I included five of my favorites below, but let me…
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10 Books Psychiatric Clinicians Will Love
One of my favorite quotes is from Mr. Henry Giles. He said, “The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in…
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Amazing Books Written by Nurse Practitioners
I love reading a good book. What I love even more, is reading a good book written by one of my nurse…