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Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education, licensure, certification, and fellowship.
Advanced Practice Nurse. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Certified Nurse Midwife. NP APN APRN CRNA CNM State licensed Advance Practice Registered Nurse Occupational Therapist: OT State licensed Occupational Therapist Physician Assistant: PA-C
The occupational title of physician assistant and physician associate originated in the United States in 1967 at Duke University.The role has been adopted in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, India, Israel, Bulgaria, Myanmar, Switzerland, Liberia, Ghana, and by analogous names throughout Africa, each with their own nomenclature and ...
The present-day concept of advanced practice nursing as a primary care provider was created in the mid-1960s, spurred on by a national shortage of physicians. [7] The first formal graduate certificate program for NPs was created by Henry Silver, a physician, and Loretta Ford, a nurse, in 1965. [7]
A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.
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Physician assistant, certified, commonly abbreviated in the USA as PA-C; Plasma aldosterone concentration; Post-abortion care; Pre-anesthesia checkup; Premature atrial contraction, a cardiac dysrhythmia; Photoactivated adenylyl cyclase, a light-sensitive protein; Proanthocyanidin, a type of flavanol; Pulmonary artery catheterization
At her funeral, three of her close professional colleagues, John Davis, PA-C, Earl Echard, PA-C and Lovest Alexander, PA-C, paid tribute to her legacy as a pioneering physician assistant. [3] In July 2020, the PA Foundation announced the launch of the Joyce Nichols Memorial Scholarship, a new scholarship to be award to Black PA students.