How to prepare for the AANP exam
A recent FNP graduate breaks down how he prepared to take (and pass) the AANP exam.
Student Resources
Conquering the beast of NP boards
Planning ahead can help reduce the anxiety that comes along with final exams and boards.
How to get the most out of physician assistant clinical rotations
Resources are available to supplement the general medicine knowledge physician assistants already have when starting clinical rotations.
AAPA sets sights on hospice care, improving mentorship in 2015
Passing HR 1202 will allow physician assistants to provide hospice care.
What I learned during my pediatrics rotation
Working in pediatrics takes good communication and negotiation skills – as well as some hand sanitizer and tissues to ward off the extra germs.
Connecting studying to practice: all of these exam names will come in use, some day
The satisfaction that you experience the first time you recognize one of the signs in practice is exciting and provides a since of accomplishment and validation of all the skills you learned.
Walking the fine line between school and real-life clinical practice
The balance between clinical practice and educational training is one of the toughest parts of the job.
Faculty practice models offer NPs better academic, clinical balance
Faculty practice models help advanced practice nurses achieve teaching, service and research goals, while enhancing the student experience.
Filling the primary-care gap in rural, low-income clinics
The realities of practicing rural medicine can be harsh, but the rewards are equally as compelling.
Increasing geriatric care needs prompt credentialing changes
As the healthcare community changes to meet the needs of aging baby boomers, primary care jobs will be in demand.
Are you prepared for EHR ‘meaningful use’ deadlines?
Hospitals and clinics that do not meet EHR meaningful use requirements by 2015 will face escalating Medicare and Medicaid payment penalties.
Telemedicine facilitates collaboration, greater access to healthcare
Combining NP, PA and telemedicine services will help bridge the gaps created by hospitalist and primary care physician shortages.
NP/PA roles set to expand with health care reform
Although the Affordable Care Act’s future may be uncertain, nurse practitioner and physician assistant roles will continue to expand to meet primary care needs.
Make precepting aspiring medical professionals your New Year’s resolution
One-thousand new midwives need to be trained each year to meet American College of Nurse Midwives 2020 goals, but just 339 were certified in 2010.
The white coat as a metaphor for the clinician-patient relationship
A family nurse practitioner blogs about her commitment to the profession.
A spoonful of sugar helps students visualize the metric system
Read this tip for making abstract concepts, like converting metric medication doses, go down smoothly.
Incorporating mental health into clinician training programs
Are health care providers adequately prepared to address patients’ psychological issues?
Combine medicine and justice with a forensic nursing career
Forensic nurses are typically the first point of contact for crime victims who are admitted to emergency rooms, providing opportunities to gather evidence and assess the patient’s psychological state.
Working as a nursing case manager
Nursing case management professionals in the health care industry tailor care to meet the needs of individual patients, particularly those who receive benefits from one or more social agencies in a given community.
Help guide women through labor and delivery as a midwife
Midwifery is now more popular than ever after two decades of surging growth — the number of certified nurse midwife (CNM) and certified midwife (CM) attended births reached a record high at 317,626 births in 2008.
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