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This article presents the development of APRN in the recent 20 years. Really a giant step regarding to scope of practice and license issue.

This article provides a brief history of the APRN role and how it has evolved over time. There are many links provided within the article that are intersting to better understand th initial thoughs about APRNs and how the role has changed and evolved over a relatively breif period of time.

This article is a great resource for learning a little more about the history of APRNs. It provides some history about the use of certification exams for licensure.

Chapter 1 covers the history of Midwifery in the US

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

This article chronicles the history of nursing and how expanding the role of nurses was initially justified. It discusses how this expanded role eventually became the role of the nurse practitioner that we are familiar with today.

I found this article to be completely fascinating as I was almost completely unaware of the history of the APRN role. I have heard of Lillian Wald and Mary Breckenridge but didn't know the full extent of their backgrounds. I enjoyed the history provided in this article and feel that it was a perfect reading to begin my APRN transition. It provided some important information on how the role of the nurse changed and was diminished by ourselves (ANA) before being re-expanded in the 1960s with the role of the NP. I'd love to hear what others think and if you have other interesting historical articles on the background of the APRN role!

Definition and education requirements of NP's and history of when they first starting practicing in the US

Interesting viewpoint of the history of nurse midwifery education in the US, as well as a brief history on the speciality in general.

"Council of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners, a move that helped solidify the role of Nurse Practitioners in the United States health care system"

When I typed in "APRN history" into Google, this was the first item to populate. The article is from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners website and is a timeline of significant events that have occurred over the course of APRN history. I was surprised to see that one of the first NP programs was created at Boston College. My mother is a graduate from their BSN program! The AANP was developed in 1985 and has since helped pioneer the career. Enjoy!

This site breaks down the role of a nurse, how much they've grown, and organizations that have developed, decade by decade.

This was a great overview of the nurse practitioner role. There was also a very interesting infographic on the website as well.

Small amount of history on CNM's from Dimensions Healthcare System

Interesting history of midwifery.

Here is another brief, yet insightful read on the evolution of midwifery in the US.

This is a brief summary of the history of midwifery and beginnings of nurse-midwifery in the United States.Though the statistics are a bit dated, the article also has some recent data on the positive impact of the recent resurgence of midwifery practice since it began declining in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It also discusses the profession of nurse-midwifery's close ties with public health and under served communities.

This article goes over how nurse practitioners were able to obtain provider status. The audience, however, is for pharmacists. Thought it was an interesting perspective

Nice overview of how NP became primary care providers

History of NP since it was started in 1965

This article takes an in depth look at the history of the NNP role in the Unites States. It was the only free article that I could find and provided ample information about the history of the specialty. Thanks Cheri for your initial post of this article earlier in the week, it was extremely helpful.

Nursing history arranged by decades. Easy to click and see by year.

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.

Informational time line of childbirth and midwifery in America. This might be a helpful jumping-off point for creating your infographic.

In depth history of the midwifery profession and current events.

Informational time line of childbirth and midwifery in America.

American history of nurse midwifery.

I thought this was a very nice summary of the history of Midwives in Colonial America. Oh my, how things have changed!

While this article is not specific to the FNP specialty, I find it interesting because it discusses the evolving global role of APRNs.

This article provides a brief history of the APRN role and the advancement from a CRNA, to midwives, then to FNPs. The focus is the family nurse practitioner role. The author shows the connection with Erik Ericsson's stages of development and provides examples of how the role of the NP progressed through those stages. Examples are also provided from a world development perspective, as each country has also had to move through the same phases of development before moving on to the next. The author concludes that we (the U.S.) are still in the final stage of development (Integrity-older adult).

This resource provides a brief history of APRN and outlines the developmental steps in advanced practice roles that can be helpful know for countries where the role of APRN are being established or growing.