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"The Future Educational Requirements for Nurse Practitioners"
on Partners in Practice
Since the University of Colorado graduated the first nurse practitioners in 1965, the educational requirements to enter the field have changed as the healthcare system has changed. Now, in order to keep nurse practitioners' skill sets current and to stay in step with physicians, pharmacists, and other practitioners in evidence-based practice, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing is recommending a doctorate degree be required for new NPs by 2015. Dr. Joyce Pulcini, an associate professor at Boston College Connell School of Nursing, joins host Mimi Secor to talk about the trends and changes coming to higher learning for nurse practitioners.
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Mimi Secor, MS, FNP-BC, FAANP earned her master's degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts in 1995 and her master's degree in education from Antioch University in Cambridge in 1979. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, on the board of directors for the Nurse Practitioners Associates for Continuing Education, and member of a number of professional organizations, including Sigma Theta Tau, the Honor Society of Nursing; the American Nurses Association; the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, of which she is a founder; and the American College of Clinicians, a national organization for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Dr. Joyce Pulcini is an associate professor at Boston College Connell School of Nursing with over 30 years' experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner, educator and author. Bringing her expertise to panels for the American Academy of Nursing, International Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Network, and National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Dr. Pulcini has also contributed to more than 200 articles, textbooks and presentations about topics ranging from postpartum depression to improvements in nurse practitioner education and health policy. She has served 10 years on the INP/APN Network and since 2004 served as chair of the education/practice subgroup.
ReachMD, an innovative communications company, provides thought-provoking medical news and information to healthcare practitioners. Established to help increasingly time-constrained medical providers stay abreast of new research, treatment protocols and continuing education requirements, ReachMD delivers innovative and informative radio programming via XM Satellite Radio Channel 160 and online streaming developed by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals.
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