Depending on your location, legal guidelines vary. If you are interested in learning what the guidelines are in your area, please contact the closest University location that offers a registered and certified Nurse Practitioner program. Their guidance counselor will be able to advise you with accurate information relevant to you.
There are a number of schools that allow one to get a nurse practitioner training online. These training programs can be found by inserting "nurse practitioner training online" into a search engine. One Web site that allows one to view and compare a number of these training programs is: www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-degree/nurse-practitioner. You can get nurse practitioner training completely online at www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED096420. You can read about the requirements at education-portal.com/how_to_become_a_nurse_practitioner.html
There are many schools which offer online nurse practitioner programs. Some include the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Cincinnati. Georgetown University offers a few online courses one could take such as Family Nurse Practitioner and the Adult Gerontology Acute Care program.
There are some university hospitals that have apprenticeship programs available for a nurse practitioner. Some of the larger hospitals also have them. The best way to find out if they have one in your area is to contact them and ask.
An oncology nurse practitioner is one who specializes in the care of cancer patients.
A person can qualify as a licensed practical nurse in one year. Registered nurse programs take two, three, or four years. Specializing for nurses is largely a matter of experience rather than formal education. However, a nurse can take a Master's Degree in a specialty, such as pediatrics, and then be designated a "Pediatric Nurse Practitioner." Requirements for nurse practitioner status vary from state to state. It's best to check with a local college or university that has a nursing degree program to get information for the state where you live. It is my understanding that you have to have your RN degree (usually 2-4 yrs) then you can get a job that specializes in pediatrics to get your training. I was told that basically RN's are trained to be able to do anything in the healthcare setting, but you get your specialized training hands on.
To become a nurse practitioner in the UK one would have to complete high school and college.
One way to try to recruit for more nurse practitioner instructors is to try to get them interested in teaching while they are learning their craft. Teaching may be as rewarding as being a nurse.
The benefit of being a practitioner in a nursery nurse is that one is able to get hands-on experience. This will be a good addition to your resume and will give you a high chance of getting employment.
If someone were looking for a job as a pediatric nurse practitioner, they could look on many sites online. These online sites include Indeed and Snag-A-Job.
"Becoming a Nurse Practitioner requires one to first earn thier Registered Nurse credentials. Depending on the educational background you have, this program could take 6 - 8 years."
If one wants to be a nurse, one can apply a pediatrician's office, a general practitioner's office, or a hospital, in any one of the hospital's multiple departments.
An advanced practice nurse is an RN (registered nurse) who has completed an MSN (masters degree). There are different types of APRN's (dpending upon your focus of study during master's program). Clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners. So, all nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses, but not all advanced practice nurses are nurse practitioners.