I love the profession of nursing. I'm truly a nurse at heart. I must admit after twenty years of ER nursing I felt the need to move forward. Not only a need but also a calling to treat patients at a different level. The great thing about my profession is that it allows me to grow in a field that I desire. I Have made the commitment to become a nurse practitioner. That transition will involve becoming familiar with things that might have not been as important to me as a staff nurse. With a little push and encouragement, I will be following blogs and website that will help me explore this new world of advanced practice.

One of the websites I have chosen to follow is Agency for Health care Research & Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/. Skimming through the website I felt that it would be a good source of information to keep me abreast of the latest research, health care policy, clinical treatments plans, patient safety and quality care, and much more. I believe that part of the responsibility of an advanced practice nurse is to stay informed on current data regarding are clients and practice.

I have also chosen to follow all nurses.com http://allnurses.com/and the nurse practitioner website http://www.npplace.com/ To help me explore this subculture with in nursing.

Health care policy and market place review http://healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com/is a blog I will follow to obtain information and opinions regarding health care policy.

The NP's place http://arnp.blogspot.com/ is a blog I will follow to obtain input and share ideas with other NP.