Becker's Healthcare February 24, 2025
In 2024, nurse practitioner education programs made national news over their education practices. Specifically, critics were concerned that NPs were not receiving the necessary education to maintain patient safety — but healthcare leaders tell a different story.
“NP education doesn’t end at graduation. It starts there,” Todd Roark, MBA, RN, ACNP-BC, vice president of APPs at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health, told Becker’s. “Instead of focusing on differences in education models, we need to ask: How do we create equal opportunities for all clinicians to gain experience and grow? It’s on us as a healthcare industry to provide [structured pathways to build experience].”
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