Nurse Practitioners

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Advanced-Practice Providers Are Key To America's Healthcare Future

Nurse practitioners are more in demand than most physicians as states allow direct access to patients for these increasingly popular health professionals.

Only family physicians, psychiatrists and internists are more in demand than nurse practitioners, according to the latest snapshot into the U.S. healthcare workforce from MerrittHawkins, a subsidiary of AMN Healthcare. Merritt’s annual analysis of its database of more than 3,200 searches over a year’s time shows nurse practitioners cemented in the top five most requested searches.

For the 11th consecutive year, the family doctor was the most highly recruited doctor, followed by psychiatrists amid a nationwide shortage of…

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 Advanced-Practice Providers Are Key To America's Healthcare Future

The success of APPs is clear and has been acknowledged by researchers and healthcare providers alike, and their role has become paramount in medical subspecialties and intensive care units.

The Elite Nurse Practitioner

The Elite Nurse Practitioner is a blog and content provider specifically tailored for nurse practitioners, by nurse practitioners.

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

On January 1, 2013, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1985) and the American College of Nurse Practitioners (founded in 1995) came together to form the American Association of Nurse Practitioners™ (AANP), the largest, full-service national professional membership organization for NPs of all specialties.

Nurse Practitioner Business Owner

Nurse Practitioner Business Owners is an idea that was born out the need and frustration for Nurse Practitioners in private, independent practice to be able to connect, share resources, offer support, and learn from one another.

The Nurse Practitioner's Place

A nurse practitioner blog/website. Information relevant to nurse practitioner practice. Links to other nurse practitioner, nurse, and medical professional sites.

A Nurse Practitioner's View

This is my blog that will highlight current issues, trends and policies affecting Nurse Practitioners and the health care system today.

AllNurses.com

Nurse Practitioners can use this section to network, discuss, and share trends and practices with other Nurse Practitioners. A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience in diagnosing and managing most common acute and chronic illnesses either independently or in collaboration with a physician.

Nurse Together

With a focus on unique nurse lifestyle, professional development and career content, NurseTogether.com is the only web site where the worldwide community of nurses, nursing students and those considering a career in nursing can truly come together, communicate and connect on the issues that really matter to them.

Nurse.com

Welcome to Nurse.com, home of Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek, a leading source of local and national nursing news, nursing jobs, nurse continuing education, and a thriving nurse community.

Nursingcrib

Nursingcrib.com aims to provide quality information and resources to help nursing student achieve it's goal of becoming a full-pledge nurse.

Student Doctor Network

Forums for RNs, NPs, PAs and other current and past medical providers.

Clinical Advisor

ClinicalAdvisor.com is for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, offering the latest information on diagnosing, treating, managing, and preventing medical conditions typically seen in the office-based primary-care setting.

Clinician Reviews

Clinician Reviews is a monthly, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to keeping the ever-growing nurse practitioner and physician assistant professions up-to-date on the latest advances in medicine and health care news. The clinical content covers a broad range of primary care topics.

Nursing Times

Nursing Times is the leading weekly magazine for nurses in the United Kingdom. The magazine and its website nursingtimes.net publish original nursing research and a host of clinical articles for nurses at all stages in their career.

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