By Ed Gruber, PhD, RN, ARNP
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it means to become enmeshed in one’s work. I have often heard people say in discussing their work, “This is what I do, not who I am.” Certainly a case can be made for a healthy differentiation of one’s self from one’s work. That being said, often an individual’s…
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The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) held its annual conference from April 15–17, 2010, in Washington, DC. As part of the conference, NONPF presented its annual awards acknowledging individual achievements of nurse practitioners (NPs) in education, research, contributions…
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By Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FNAP, FAAN as told by Mary McCann
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2.3 million grant to Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation in Phoenix, Arizona. Dean Bernadette Melnyk, the study’s principal investigator, explained that the…
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By Ada Otter, BSN
Over 5 years ago, I embarked on a life-altering career change from ocean mapping to health care, driven in large part by my passion for global health. As a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student at the University of Washington in Seattle, I received funding from the…
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By M. Katherine Crabtree, DNSc, FAAN, APRN, BC, Professor
The public image of nursing is changing, but not as rapidly as the profession. On television, nurses are typically portrayed in a hospital or emergency room setting, serving as part of the “hustle and bustle” of a rapid-paced clinical environment. While physicians are seen performing nursing roles,…
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The Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) invites you to the 13th Annual Premier Women’s Healthcare Conference in Desert Springs, October 13-16, 2010.
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COLUMNS: Let’s Talk Money with Maureen Bencale
By Maureen Bencale
Like many nurse practitioners (NPs), my journey to my present position was more of a circuitous
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