title: Does RN experience relate to NP clinical skills?
abstract: Generally, a registered nurse (RN) wishing to become a nurse practitioner (NP) enters a Master's NP program with at least 1 year of experience. However, some schools admit students directly to graduate NP study without prior nursing experience. Are inexperienced nurses competent to enter advanced NP practice?
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Research, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*