MEDICAL

Purpose Statement
This document serves as a reference to define the role and educational preparation of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) and identify applications for this role in perioperative practice.
Role Definition
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN):
“. . . the CNL is a leader in the health care delivery system across all settings [...]

The Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing of The City University of New York offers an adult/gerontological nurse practitioner program leading to a Master of Science degree in Nursing. The 42 credit program prepares nurses to assume a leadership role in adult/gerontological nursing and primary care for adults/older adults in the community and in a variety [...]

So, You Want to be an Emergency Nurse…
Thank you for your interest in emergency nursing,. This nursing specialty encompasses a variety of situations and challenges that include treating patients of all age groups and conditions.. From obtaining a complicated medical history in a short period of time, to delivering babies, to caring and resuscitating patients [...]

To prepare for the exam, you will want to think about your knowledge base, skills and experience. The four areas that are tested in the certification exam are recognizing the content outline shown at the American Nurses Credentialing Center website for their certification exams.
The four areas and the approximate percent of questions/items in each area [...]

What is a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP)?
The Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP) is prepared at the Master’s level to be an advanced practice nurse. The PMH-NP works interdependently with other health professionals to provide primary mental health care to patients of all ages in communities. The focus of the class content and clinical experience [...]

Progress has been made in identifying newborns, who despite best hopes and efforts, are not responding to intensive care support. There are groups of children with diagnoses such as extreme prematurity, absence or failure of vital organs, birth accidents, and congenital conditions, whose status, despite extensive intervention, will remain unchanged or deteriorate. There are other [...]

N U R S E H O T L I N E F O R S T U D E N T S
Simply call the Nurse Hotline at 800-557-0309 for quick, sound medical advice from specially trained RNs.
The Nurse Hotline is a 24/7 source of reliable and caring health information, education and [...]

Interplast Nurse Educator Requirements
1. Three years of current clinical nursing experience, either as a nurse or clinical educator.
2. Current RN license and CPR certification.
3. Two years of nursing education experience including all of the following:
A. Teaching nursing/medical personnel, families, and patients.
B. Teaching in the clinical setting, i.e., the bedside and in the clinic.
C. Teaching theory [...]

Providing high-quality care for more than 1.4 million older adults in the nation’s 16,000-plus nursing homes is the responsibility of RNs in both the nursing home and hospital setting. It’s estimated that the population of older Americans will double by 2030, growing from 31 million to 62 million among people ages 65 to 84 and [...]

The MSN/Nurse Anesthesia track begins each fall semester, but applications for admission are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Application to the MSN/Nursing Anesthesia track is a two step process. First, the application packet is reviewed and a decision made regarding admission to Villanova University College of Nursing Graduate Program. Second, the application is then forwarded [...]