What do the acronyms APN and APRN represent?
APN or APRN stands for advanced practice (registered) nurse, an umbrella term given to a registered nurse who has met advanced educational and clinical practice requirements beyond the 2 to 4 years of basic nursing education Under this umbrella fall four principal types: Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Available at YSN Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) – Available at YSN Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) – YSN no longer offers a CNS program Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) – YSN does not offer a CRNA program –> What are the admissions requirements for the DNSc degree? The minimum requirements for admission to the Doctor of Nursing Science program are • A master’s degree in nursing, or equivalent. • A 3.2 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale for all graduate-level work. • Competitive Graduate Record Examination scores, taken no more than five years prior to application. • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for applicants whose first language is other than English.
