Center for Advanced Practice

The Center for Advanced Practice supports the practice and professional development of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) which includes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PAs). Lurie Children's employs over 400 APPs who provide comprehensive health care in 25 different specialty and sub-specialty areas including all Lurie Children’s outreach locations. APRNs practicing at Lurie Children's include Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS). All APPs are board certified in their specialty areas of practice including: anesthesia, pediatrics, family, and neonatal clinical practice. 

At Lurie Children's, APPs are privileged and credentialed members of the Medical Staff, and follow the policies and procedures set forth by the Medical Staff Bylaws. APPs have prescriptive authority and bill for reimbursement of services. All Advance Practice Providers (APPs) collaborate with a wider care team including physician and nursing colleagues to deliver quality, safe, evidence-based care to patients.  
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are registered nurses (RNs) with a graduate nursing degree specialized to one of the four advanced practice nursing roles: certified nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists.  

APRNs have either a Master of Science in nursing or a Doctor of Nursing Practice, as well as board certification, and state licensure as both an RN and an APRN. Physician Assistants (PAs) are educated at the graduate level, board certified, and licensed. APRNs and PAs prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic testing, diagnose and treat illness, and provide patient and family education. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants serve as primary and specialty care providers, diagnosing and treating a wide variety of illnesses. CRNAs specialize in providing anesthesia and sedation. Clinical nurse specialists diagnose, prescribe, and treat patients and specialty populations across the continuum of care.  

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