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This site gives new PNPs a starting point and a source to research the many options available to us as APRNs in the pediatric world. I've enjoyed navigating through this site and learning more about what's out there!

As NP we need to advocate for ourselves in everyday life as well as the political arena because politics is where our profession will achieve the most success. With supportive policy backing up our practice our future is limitless.

This is a lengthy piece but has some great perspectives regarding policy for APRN's. Speaks about restrictive physician supervision and scope of practice.

The following is the abstract as stated by the author: "Purpose: To describe factors that ensure a smooth transition from nurse practitioner (NP) student to independent NP during the first year of practice. Data sources: Two contrasting case examples, the authors' experiences, and selected professional literature. Conclusions: Key points to consider upon searching or taking a first NP job include patient, colleague, and clinic factors. Patient factors include mix of patient presentations, complexity of patient presentations, insurance status, and population. Colleague factors include mentorship, charting, mix of providers, and availability of providers. Perhaps most importantly, clinic factors include productivity expectations, practice mission, charting systems, on-call requirements, supervision of other staff, and teaching status. Together, these factors can largely determine whether an NP's days are satisfying or frustrating in a new job. Implications for practice: The transition from NP student to independent NP can be daunting. Although nursing schools and practice sites have responsibilities to ensure the transition is smooth, the new NP is ultimately responsible for the transition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]"

By Stephanie Tillman, CNM, MSN As with all things in midwifery practice, the search for the first, or the next, midwifery job must be holistic: keep in mind life's logistics, economic demands, and the needs of your soul. What kind of midwife do you want to be?

This article is part of a series by Stephanie Tillman (Feminist Midwife) for ACNM about being a new nurse-midwife. This article specifically talks about resources for the job hunt and strategies to help with that process.

This study reviewed the struggles new APRNs were having when transitioning to new healthcare providers. It discussed the benefits of a formal residency program for new APRNs and used the benefits the programs provided for new MDs to support the findings that these formal residencies could provide for new APRNs.

This articles takes about the importance of a structured residency program for new nurse practitioners. A structured residency program helps to the NP to get acclimated in the new role of being a provider and ensures patients are receiving quality care.

This website provides an interactive map in which health trends can be explored at a county level. It provides trends in life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, etc.

Great resource for information regarding patient's opinions towards seeing APRNs.

Nurse practice laws and regulations are specific to each state. Check out AANP's quick reference guide below for licensure and regulatory requirements, as well as practice environment details, for all 50 states and the U.S. Territories. Download State Regulatory Map Members get more! Log in for access to State Policy Fact Sheets.

This article highlights the changes in policy that are needed to enable nurse practitioners their full scope of practice in a way that benefits patients and families at end-of-life. Nurse practitioners need the ability to practice to their full scope of practice, including providing autonomous care, receiving adequate and equal reimbursement for services, and having the authority to prescribe controlled substances II through V. Nurses also need to endorse policies that require specialized education so they receive the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders in end-of-life care.

This article reviews definitions, concepts, and some contemporary issues related to NP scope of practice with an emphasis on NPs working in acute care settings.

This is a handy article for a quick and dirty explanation of the differences in scope, education, etc. between APRNs and PAs. I'm asked questions like this a lot by curious family members as well as patients.

On several occasions, we get asked, "So what exactly is the difference between an NP and a PA?" This article is very recent and does a really nice job of breaking down the key differences between an NP and a PA on a deeper level.

This article does a great job defining the role, education, and scope of the APRN compared to Physician Assistants. This is a great resource to be able understand the distinction for ourselves and to use to educate others about our unique role in health care as APRNs.

Interactive NP Scope of Practice guide that offers a snapshot of each state's scope of practice laws. Shows how nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice laws vary from state-to-state.

This resource is a research study analyzing the differences in cost and pediatric patient outcomes between hospital teams run by residents alone, PNP's alone and PNP/MD teams. Overall, the researches concluded that incorporating PNP's into hospital care can reduce costs for patients requiring certain treatments as well as provide care that is comparable to the care given by medical residents.