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APRNs can provide care in primary, acute, and specialty settings for patients across the lifespan through assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses and injuries. As of 2025, new nurse anesthetists and nurse practitioners need a doctor of nursing practice (DNP), while other APRNs need an MSN or DNP.
An APRN is an advanced practice registered nurse. Within this subset of medical credentialing is the nurse practitioner (NP), one of four types of APRNs: The APRN designation in healthcare allows these professionals to specialize in one of these four areas where they feel most passionate.
APRNs are nurses who have met advanced educational and clinical practice requirements, and often provide services in community-based settings. APRNs’ services range from primary and preventive care to mental health to birthing to anesthesia.
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is a registered nurse who has gone through advanced specialty training to gain skills, knowledge, and experience in a specific patient population or skill set. APRNs hold, at minimum, an MSN, but many continue their education and earn a doctorate in nursing practice.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) are registered nurses who have obtained advanced education, clinical training and certification far beyond a basic nursing degree. APRNs are equipped to autonomously assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions as well as prescribe medications.
Simply put, an APRN is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. This means that this type of RN has earned a graduate-level degree such as a Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and has been specially trained in one of the four recognized APRN roles.
Advanced practice nurses (APNs), also known as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), are nurses who have obtained advanced training and certification, with either a master’s degree or a doctorate in nursing.