{"id":243371,"date":"2026-11-10T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=243371"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:33:44","slug":"celebrating-nurse-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/10\/celebrating-nurse-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa nurse practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8\u201314 celebrating more than 461,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NP<\/abbr>s) in the U.S. This NP<\/abbr> Week, University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene sent a special mahalo to all of their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP<\/abbr>) nurse practitioner alumni, as well as the many preceptors who supervised and trained the current NP<\/abbr> students.<\/p>\n

Across Hawaiʻi<\/span>, from Honolulu clinics to rural communities on the neighbor islands, NP<\/abbr>s care for families, kupuna, and keiki every day.<\/p>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> has been a leader in supporting the NP<\/abbr> role. As a full practice authority state, Hawaiʻi<\/span> allows NP<\/abbr>s to evaluate and diagnose patients, order and interpret tests, and prescribe medications, including controlled substances, under the licensure of the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Board of Nursing. Research consistently links full practice authority to more NP<\/abbr>s practicing in primary care, rural, and high-poverty areas, along with improved access to care.<\/p>\n

Appreciating the preceptors<\/h2>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> nursing extended a heartfelt mahalo to the NP<\/abbr>s and other healthcare professionals who serve as preceptors for DNP<\/abbr> students. For many NP<\/abbr> graduates, their preceptors are a memorable part of their nursing school experience. Nursing graduates fondly remember the preceptors who welcomed them into their clinics, answered their questions, and guided them along the path between student and professional.<\/p>\n

Preceptors serve as mentors, educators and clinical role models, sharing their expertise while students develop the clinical judgement, confidence, and skills essential to becoming advanced practice nurses. Preceptors contribute to strengthening Hawaiʻi<\/span>‘s nursing workforce by educating our future healthcare providers. Training students in neighbor island and rural clinics is one of the most direct ways to grow the rural workforce, which makes preceptors in these communities especially valuable.<\/p>\n

Read more about 糖心视频<\/abbr> nursing preceptors<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8–14 celebrating more than 461,000 licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":243383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1466,189,167,9],"class_list":["post-243371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-nursing","tag-school-of-nursing-and-dental-hygiene","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t