5 Qualities of a Successful Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioners are licensed, independent medical clinicians with expertise in a chosen specialty. They assess, diagnose, and treat illness by prescribing medicine,…
Posts By: Melissa DeCapua, DNP
Career & DNP
6 Reasons to Choose Locum Tenens Work
Temporary work placements for healthcare providers are known as locum tenens assignments. These assignments cover a wide range of specializations and can…
Career & DNP
Day In The Life of a Psychosomatic Medicine NP
Psychiatric nurse practitioners have the opportunity to work in a variety of subspecialties including the addiction, forensics, geriatrics and pediatrics. One of the…
Health Technology
Nurse Practitioners: A Cost-Saving Solution to Medical Care
It’s time to examine the cost of nurse practitioners as healthcare providers, and the financial benefits they can bring. In the United…
Health Technology
One Essential App to Organize Your Medical Career
Ever have trouble tracking organizing your license, credentials, continuing education, DEA number, NPI number, or prescriptive authority? I recently stumbled across this…
Career & DNP
Nurse Practitioners: How to Choose Your First Job
As a fresh graduate, finding your first nurse practitioner job can be tough! The process is fraught with anxiety. Never fear! This…
Career & DNP
Should I Get a DNP? And 7 Other DNP Questions & Answers
Let me guess. You’re a nurse practitioner (NP) with years of experience and a master’s degree. You’ve heard the hype about this…
Policy & Advocacy
Let’s Settle This: Do Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Provide Equal Care?
Patients, friends, academics, politicians, and everyone in between deserve to know the answer to an infamous question: do nurse practitioners provide care…
Career & DNP
Nurse Practitioner is the #2 Job in U.S. – Here’s Why
Just recently, the U.S. News and World Report announced their list of The 100 Best Jobs, identifying nurse practitioner (NP) as the…
Policy & Advocacy
5 Unexpected Prejudices Faced by Nurses
A recent email, from an anonymous reader, expressed a fervent distaste for the nurse practitioner profession and our role in modern medicine….