Despite patient satisfaction with NPs' style of care, nurses have been critical of NPs acting as "mini-docs," while physicians have been threatened by NP encroachment on MD practice. Balancing ...

Graduates of the MSN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Specialty are prepared for advanced nursing practice to diagnose and manage the ... are required to complete and submit scores for the Graduate ...

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) prepares graduates to test for national certification and to function in autonomous and collaborative roles guided by appropriate nurse practice acts. Upon ...

[13] Teaching the NP holistic paradigm in graduate schools reaffirms nursing beliefs. The transformation from nurse to the advanced practice role of NP involves development of advanced knowledge ...