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Articles of Interest

Starting Jan 1st , 2015 all Advanced Practice Nurses in Minnesota will be fully independent and will be required to have 2 licenses in Minnesota.  They will need a current RN license and an APRN license.  There will be no exceptions and no option to continue with a collaborative agreement.  That category of practice is no longer valid.  Check out the following link for more information:

http://mn.gov/health-licensing-boards/nursing/bd_accept_apps_APRN_licensure.jsp

USA Today Article/Video – Nurse Practitioner Independence Laws, for information on this article click on the link below:  

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/18/nurse-practitioner-independence-laws/13470733/

Article – New York Nurse Practitioners Independence in 2015

A History of Nursing Education