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Overview
This course provides information on the four types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and offer strategies for pursuing graduate education.Goals and Learning Outcomes
The current healthcare environment offers new opportunities and growing demand for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing describes four types of nurses who are considered APRNs: certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists. The scope of practice for APRNs varies from state to state. This course will provide initial guidance to an RN who is interested in returning to school to attain an advanced degree and transition to become an APRN. The goal of this educational program is to provide nurses with information on the four types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and offer strategies for pursuing advanced graduate nursing education.
- Describe the four types of APRNs.
- Differentiate among requirements for each role at the educational institution, state board of nursing, and certifying body.
- Identify resources available to pursue a career as an APRN.
- Discuss the four types of APRNs
- Differentiate among requirements for each role at the educational institution, state board of nursing, and certifying body
- Identify resources available to pursue a career as an APRN
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019
REL-ACU-0-CE757
Course Author
MSN, RN
PhD, MAOM, RN, FNP
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.