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 ...

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 ...

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists and play a critical role in healthcare delivery.

[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 ...