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marsherm

Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs: Support... : Academic Medicine - 0 views

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    Here is a recent commentary written by two nursing professors from the University of Pennsylvania SON about nurse residency programs. Until reading this article, I was not aware that the IOM recommends residency programs for nurses who complete an advanced practice degree program. Currently, data illustrates that these programs improve practitioner confidence and strengthen NP role identity; however, there is a lack of data showing the impact of these programs on patient outcomes. These professors believe that residences should not be mandated but rather encouraged.
Hannah Addis

Nurse Practitioners: Shaping the Future of Health Care - Evolution - 0 views

  • A major factor that supported the development and evolution of the Nurse Practitioner role in the 1960s was lack of access to health services. The American public’s struggles to gain access to primary care and preventive services are certainly nothing new, and this need crosses socioeconomic lines.
  • Certification programs that focused on training the practitioner to work in a specific field followed specialization, and were sometimes tied to state licensure requirements.
  • By the early 1980s, nurse practitioner education moved into graduate programs and by 1981, most states required graduate degrees for nurse practitioner practice.  In response to the scientific knowledge explosion, programs kept adding new courses, expanding their length and their credit loads. By the turn of the 21st century, most nurse practitioner programs credit hours far exceeded those in other graduate programs. At the same time there was a growing movement towards practice doctorates in other professions and this led educators to think about new types of nurse practitioner programs. By 2005, the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) became the newest level of practitioner training, giving credit for the breadth of content in the nurse practitioner programs.
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    This is a nice synopsis of key moments in history that have triggered the growth and development of the NP role in the US.
abecklen

Moving Forward Together: The Practice Doctorate in Nursing - 1 views

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    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.
christinadue

A History of the American Midwife - Healthcare Degrees - 1 views

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    Another gem, I found when researching the history of the American Midwife.
hadlea

How Can a New NP Graduate Prepare for a First Job? - 0 views

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    This article made me reflect on why I first pursued an advanced nursing degree, which will certainly be a question that we are asked throughout our careers.
mhollyc

Perceptions of the Role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice-Prepared Nurse: Clarity or Co... - 1 views

http://www.professionalnursing.org/article/S8755-7223(15)00005-8/fulltext (For full access, search for Journal of Professional Nursing through Emory Library website) The above research article desc...

DNP nomenclature education standardization terminal degree

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