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TagEmpowering Patients and Families: The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Palliative Care
The role of a nurse practitioner (NP) offers various types of opportunities and experiences. While many NPs work from doctor’s offices or hospital floors, others focus on more specialized areas. One of these is caring for terminally ill and end-of…
Pros and Cons of Being an FNP in a Rural Community
Choosing to work in healthcare is a smart career choice. The demand for these services continues to grow as the population ages. Plus, the work can be extremely fulfilling!
Nurse practitioners in particular are becoming a bigger part of the hea…
The Future of Healthcare: Why Nurse Practitioners are Poised to Play a Major Role
Healthcare in the United States has been in a rough spot for— well…quite some time. Covid certainly didn’t invent the struggles of Western healthcare but it did intensify them. Hospitals all across the country are suffering from dangerous personne…
15 Holiday Wish List Must-Haves for Advanced Practitioners
No matter what you find yourself celebrating this December, here are 15 things advanced practitioners should add to their holiday wish lists.
3 States with the Most Demand for Advanced Practitioners
With healthcare hiring rebounding, where is the demand for NPs, PAs, and CRNAs the greatest? Here are the top three states for these advanced practitioners.
Our Top 5 Advanced Practice Articles of 2019
As the year comes to a close, we thought it would be a good time to take a look back on our most popular advanced practice articles of 2019. Read them here.
AAPA Leaders Welcome German Minister of Health at Bellevue in New York
Last month, the President and Chair of AAPA’s Board of Directors, Dave Mittman, sat down with the German Minister of Health and the founder of the German PA profession to showcase the PA profession.
10 Things to Put on Your Holiday Wish List as a PA or NP
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—no matter what you celebrate this holiday season, here is a list of ten awesome items to put on your wish list as a PA or NP.
This Year, Advanced Practitioners Are Thankful For…
We asked and you answered: what has your career in healthcare made you most thankful for? Here are ten of our favorite responses.
How to Talk to Patients Who Oppose Vaccines
Measles disappeared from the U.S. in 2000. Now, it’s back, with 1,172 cases across 30 states. Here’s how to talk to patients about the importance of vaccines.