ExploreHealthCareers.org<\/a> states, \u201cNurses promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. They have a unique scope of practice and can practice independently, although they also collaborate with all members of the health care team to provide the care needed by each patient as an individual. Nurses advocate for their patients and patients\u2019 families. They develop and manage nursing care plans and instruct patients and their families in proper care. As educators, they help whole communities by teaching individuals and groups how to take steps to improve or maintain their health.\u201d<\/p>\n Nursing Degree <\/strong>Comparison<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n For further information about the nursing profession, please visit the\u00a0<\/span>American Nurses Association<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and the\u00a0<\/span>American Association of Nurse Practitioners<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>The American Association of Colleges of Nursing<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is also a helpful resource.<\/p>\n From the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA):<\/span>\u00a0PAs & NPs: Similarities & Differences<\/a><\/p>\n Application service:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>NursingCAS<\/a><\/p>\n Standardized test:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The standardized testing requirements for graduate nursing programs vary. Some programs require the\u00a0<\/span>Graduate Records Examination (GRE),<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Miller Analogies Test (MAT)<\/a>, or the\u00a0<\/span>Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS).<\/a><\/p>\n Other resources*:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Nursing ExploreHealthCareers.org states, \u201cNurses promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. They have a unique scope of practice and can practice independently, although they also collaborate with all members of the health care team to provide the care needed by each patient as an individual. Nurses advocate for their patients and patients\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18626,"featured_media":4402,"parent":3682,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18626"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3887"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7316,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3887\/revisions\/7316"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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*Resources provided by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"