Clinical Nurse Specialists provide the education and training hospitals need to reach their quality, safety, and patient satisfaction goals. If you're a CNS, career opportunities abound! Here's how to choose the CNS job that's a right fit for you.

Pamela Salgado, PA-C | Editor Elizabeth Moran, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC. Getting back to work as an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) after a period of leave can feel like a daunting task. If you were furloughed or laid off during the pandemic now is the time to work on these 10 steps to return to work as an APP.

Nursing school may be behind you, but what if you still have to pass the PNP Acute Care Exam? No worries! We have a strategy to help you succeed. Here's an encouraging statistic: According to the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), 74% of test takers in 2016 passed the Acute Care Certification exam on the first try

This is a guest post by Paula Brooks, DNP, FNP-BC, MBA, RNFA. Dr. Brooks is Director of Advanced Practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. I joined Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 2016 as Director of Advanced Practice Nursing.

How protected time leads to greater job satisfaction, more productivity, and increased profitability for Advanced Practice Providers.When Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, practice to the full extent of their skills and training, they take on critical managerial and leadership responsibilities.

Communication skills are important when you spend each day seeing patients and coordinating care. Strong communication skills are often at the top of hiring manager's "must have" list when choosing nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) to join their teams and practices. Effective NP communication skills are especially critical, considering many NPs spend each day seeing patients and coordinating care.