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Biggest study of ACNPs and their role---tracked ~400 NPs over 5 years.

The article provides a good comprehensive timeline of the history of Advanced Practice Nurse specialties.

Article written by a CNM on the history of midwifery up to the 1940s.

Thought this article could be useful as we begin to develop our elevator speeches. Many tips exist for developing elevator speeches in the business environment, however, fewer exist for securing a position in healthcare so I found this article to be helpful.

This is a timeline from the AANP on the history of our profession.

This site details the history of NP programs and how they were developed. it also provides detailed information about specialty programs and how/why they were started.

Great article about the evolution of ACNP

A great article detailing APRN and Women's Health.

Nice outline of 4-step process for new graduates seeking to practice in Georiga

Teamwork in the Emergency Department

challenges with interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals and way to improve it

This article discusses the importance of teamwork in hospitals and provides key elements for highly functioning teams.

This article talks about keeping a personal relationship between patients, families, communities and primary care providers.When caregivers, patients, and sometimes family caregivers meet, it offers the whole group an opportunity to share useful educational information with patients and families in both static and dynamic ways.

This report summarizes the current understanding of teamwork, describes interventions designed to improve teamwork, and makes practical recommendations for hospitals to assess and improve teamwork-related performance. Examples of interventions that have successfully improved teamwork include the following: localization of physicians, daily goals-of-care forms and checklists, teamwork training, and interdisciplinary rounds.

This is a very literal guide to teamwork - it details the roles and responsibilites of an interdisciplinary health care team - from the physician and nurses to dietitians and social workers

Created October 28, 2007 by Sarah M. Lawrence and Michael O'Brien Health care is an increasingly diverse field where many specialties interact to provide patient care. The team approach to caring for patients includes many professionals performing a variety of specialized functions designed to meet the physical, emotional and psychological needs of the patient.

Although many residencies are focused on preparation for specialty fields, here is one specific to FNP practice... And in a state with relatively good practice laws for NPs

This is a Canadian public ad campaign, defining what nurse practitioners are, what they can do, and how they can help improve quality of and access to care. It is well-made. I feel that similar campaigns in the U.S. Would help to increase public knowledge and understanding of our profession.

Discusses the evolution of the Doctorate in Nursing (DNP) degree. Includes an interesting discussion of the "Myths vs. Realities" of various points of debate on this topic.