A change in name for APNs

The Texas Board of Nursing posted proposed rules for advanced practice nursing. One of the proposed rules is to change the name of an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) because it reflects that the nurse is both a registered nurse and an advanced practice nurse. There has also been some clean up to the advanced practice rules. The rules are available for comment at this time. [There are also other rules being proposed dealing with the Jurisprudence exam, fees, and vocational nursing education]