About this episode

This episode features leaders in NP practice discussing advice for NP students and what they wish they had known before becoming nurse practitioners.

In this episode of the Friends of NPACE Podcast we are joined by an incredible group of leaders in NP practice and education — individuals who have shaped programs, mentored generations of clinicians, influenced policy, and practiced at the highest levels of our profession. And we’re asking them two powerful questions: 1st: What do you wish you had known before becoming a nurse practitioner? And second — 2nd: What are the five most important pieces of advice you would give an NP student today? Tune into new episodes bi-weekly on Wednesday!

Topics covered

• nurse practitioner education
• advice for NP students
• mentorship in nursing
• NP practice
• career development

Keywords

• nurse practitioner
• NP education
• mentorship
• career advice
• healthcare policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPACE

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