Registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse workforce and education in California
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- University of California, San Francisco. Healthforce Center, issuing body.
- Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : University of California, San Francisco, Healthforce Center, July 31, 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Advanced Practice Nursing -- statistics & numerical data Education, Nursing Health Workforce -- statistics & numerical data Nurse Specialists -- statistics & numerical data Nurses -- statistics & numerical data Nurses -- supply & distribution California United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Registered nurses (RNs) are the largest group of health care professionals in the United States. They work in a wide range of health care settings and provide a variety of services including acute care, primary care and preventive services. Prospective RNs can complete one of four types of educational programs: a hospital-based diploma, an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree or an entry-level master’s degree. RNs with associate degrees may subsequently obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing through an RN-to-bachelor’s degree program. RNs with bachelor’s degrees may enroll in master’s degree or doctoral programs that provide additional training in specific aspects of nursing such as advanced practice nursing, nursing administration and nursing education. Those who complete a graduate program in advanced practice nursing are eligible for certification as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). APRNs practice in one of the following areas of specialization: clinical nurse specialist (CNS), nurse anesthetist (NA), nurse-midwife (NM) or nurse practitioner (NP). This report is divided into two chapters. The first chapter presents information about RNs and the second chapter presents information about APRNs.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (15 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918383864106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383864106676