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To
be a successful Nurse - Advanced Practice you should:
- Be adaptable, compassionate, and caring.
- Have excellent leadership and organizational skills.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have good physical and emotional stability.
- Be able to deal with a variety of people.
- Have the ability to note slight change.
- Have an understanding of computers and technology.
- Have the ability to analyze problems.
- Have the desire to pursue additional academic and
clinical training.
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| What
type of education and/or training do I need?
Excellent clinical skills, gained through education and
experience lay the groundwork for advanced practice. A
masters degree is the minimum preparation for an APRN. |
| Do
I need a license or certification for this career?
Licensure is required in the State of Connecticut. In
addition to Connecticut Registered Nurse licensure, the
APRN must be certified by a prescribed national organization;
have 30 hours of pharmacology coursework; and have obtained
a masters degree. |
| Where
can I get more information? American Nurses
Association
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 100 West
Washington, DC 20024
(800) 274-4ANA (4262) www.ana.org
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
(800) 669-1656
nln.org |
| What
is the salary for this career? $41,600-$110,000
(Source: Nursing Career Center of Connecticut) |
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| What
will my job be like? The jobs as an Advance
Practice Nurse (APRN) vary according to specialty. APRNs
include clinical nurse specialists, certified registered
nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives and nurse
practitioners. Advanced practice nurses have met higher
educational and clinical practice requirements beyond
the basic nursing education and licensing required of
all RNs.
APRNs usually are primary health care providers. They
work independently or in collaboration with physicians
and other health care team members. |
| Where
could I work? Advanced Practice Nurses may
work in any of the following:
- Community Agencies
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Private Practice Settings
- Public Health Departments
- Research Centers
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| What
is the future of this career? Advanced practice
fields continue to grow rapidly as the health care system
adjusts to advances in health sciences and responds to
the need to provide cost effective care. |
Where
can I get the education and/or training?
- Fairfield University, Fairfield
- Quinnipiac University, Hamden
- Sacred Heart University, Fairfield
- Southern Connecticut State
- University, New Haven
- St. Joseph College, West Hartford
- University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs
- University of Hartford, West Hartford
- Western Connecticut State
- University, Danbury
- Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven
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