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This article discusses the external and internal stressors a novice nurse practitioner will experience in the first few years of his, or her, career. It then discusses the four phases that an NP can expect to endure as they become more confident in the field. Many stressor come from aspects of the job that include billing, referrals and even ownership of ones role as a primary care provider. This piece offers mitigation to the previous stressors with the introduction of a mentor.

This article followed 9 female FNP from student to practitioner. Enjoy.

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This article discusses the transition from student to an NP's first job. Patterns identified included isolation, loss of relationships, changes in professional relationships, and loss of control. Positive aspects of the transition included gains in personal satisfaction and a professional network.

This article talks about different phases in transitioning to the the role of FNP from RN.

J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Jul;22(7):356-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00522.x. This is a useful article written by one of my former professors at Johns Hopkins. I think it provides great insight into transitioning process of becoming an APRN. This article outlines the important areas in which to consider when accepting and working at your first job as an APRN. It compliments the panel today very well.

J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Jul;22(7):356-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00522.x.

Probably posted before me. At any rate I'm attempting some effort here.

Personally I think NP residencies are a very important vehicle for transitioning into practice, and should be financially supported by the government the same way that medical residencies are supported!

Found this an interesting perspective because of the increasing demand for primary care providers.

Describes how new advanced practice providers feel as they make the transition from being a student. There's a period called the "impostor phenomenon" where they feel they are not really an advanced practitioner, but simply appear to be one.

This article gives an easy to read understanding of the how the nursing profession evolved into what it is today and the hoops it jumped through to get there.

Meant to share this when we did our timelines. This was cited as a pinnacle article for the NP profession. It demonstrates that NPs give just as effective care as physicians in a primary care setting when given equal authority and responsibility. Research from JAMA - Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by Nurse Practitioners or Physicians - A Randomized Trial - ContextStudies have suggested that the quality of primary care delivered by nurse practitioners is equal to that of physicians.

Landmark article showing primary care from NP vs MD was not different.

This article discusses how overall outcomes are better for patients when ACNP are members of a unit or service-based provider team. It also touches on how to hire ACNP for different patient populations.

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 article discusses the evolution of the WHNP. While I am in the FNP program, I plan to specialize in women's health which is why I picked this article. The conclusion of this article notes that the WHNP is moving to becoming a focus area in a FNP or ANP curriculum (or at least that was the author's opinion in 2009). I have found programs which allow for a specialty in women's and gender-related health care such as the following at Columbia and University of Pennsylvania. (Columbia: http://nursing.columbia.edu/course-list/Womens-Health ; U Penn: http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/whcs/Pages/WHCNPProgram.aspx)

Craft a pitch that continues the conversation after you step off the elevator.

This link shows all the certifying bodies available and has links to those websites The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is the largest and only full-service national professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties.

None of the links for prescriptive authority worked. This is the GA medical board link that oversees all APRNs prescriptive authority. We will need to apply through them to obtain our DEA license.

A study that looks at several ways to promote Interdisciplinary teamwork in a virtual environment