ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners
Nationally Recognized for Editorial Excellence
ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners is a leader in the clinical literature and is consistently recognized by peers in the healthcare publishing industry with awards for editorial excellence. In 2005, the leading magazine industry publication, Folio:, honored ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners with a Gold Eddie Award. In addition, the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors has chosen ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners for three writing and editing awards. One of the most heralded offerings is the journal's exclusive National Salary Survey of Nurse Practitioners, which is conducted biennially and is cited in federal reports as the benchmark for NP salary data. Our 2007 survey results reflect more than 6,000 nurse practitioners - the largest response to any salary study of nurse practitioners.

Standing Out in the Crowd
ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners stands out in the peer-reviewed clinical literature as the only journal to combine scientific articles with authoritative coverage of the issues that matter to the profession. Because of its publishing independence and staff of professional medical writers and editors, ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners has forged and continues to maintain strong relationships with all organizations representing nurse practitioners. This ensures that ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners is a visible and vocal advocate for all NPs, regardless of specialty or group affiliation.

Offering More to More NPs
ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners has a significant requester circulation and places particular focus on the clinical subjects of greatest relevance to practicing NPs, such as pediatrics, women's health, asthma and diabetes. In addition, every issue presents news about the profession and information about the latest prescription drugs, over-the-counter products and medical equipment. The journal also provides monthly patient education handouts and columns on legal issues, diagnostic testing, clinical procedures, business concerns and NP textbooks and reference manuals.

On the World Wide Web, ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners publishes an Online Edition with exclusive online clinical content, continuing education, an interactive forum on complementary care, and professional discussion boards.

Editorial Advisory Board

Deborah Antai-Otong, NP, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Manager, Care Coordination Home Telehealth Program, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas

KC Arnold, NP, Adult Nurse Practitioner
Owner, The Diabetes Center, Ocean Springs, Miss.
2007 Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur of the Year

Amanda Bennett, NP, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago

Shannon Billingsley, NP, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

Charisse Braxton, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Powder Springs, Ga.

Helen A. Carcio, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Owner, Health and Continence Institute, Deerfield, Mass.

Lynn Chilton, NP, Family and Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner
Professor, University of South Alabama, Mobile

Margaret R. Colyar, NP, Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Ideal Image, Fort Myers, Fla.

Terry Douglass, NP, Pediatric and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Owner, About Getting Better, Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Lynda Erick, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Kenmore Family Medicine, Kenmore, N.Y.

Margaret A. Fitzgerald, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Mass.
Owner, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates

Kathleen Furniss, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Drew University Health Service, Madison, N.J.
Breast Cancer Coordinator, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, N.J.

Mary Margaret Gottesman, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Assoiate Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus
Past President, NAPNAP

Mina J. Grasso, NP, Adult Nurse Practitioner
Owner, Allure Image Enhancement, Upland, Calif.

Roger Green, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Primary Care Consultant, Palm Springs, Calif.

Laurel Halloran, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Pulmonary Department, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Conn.
Professor, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury

Jane Harper, NP, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Ill.

Shelley Yerger Hawkins, NP, Family and Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eileen Hayes, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor and FNP Coordinator, University of Massachusetts
Hampshire College Health Services, Amherst, Mass.

M.J. Henderson, NP, Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner
Cochairwoman, American College of Nurse Practitioners PAC
Past President, NCGNP 

Clair Kaplan, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

Elaine McIntosh, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Director, Nurse Managed Centers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor                    

Michael D. McMunn, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Minuteclinic, Stone Mountain, Ga., and Southern Health Partners, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

Jeanne Banks Merritt, NP, Family and Adult Nurse Practitioner
Co-owner and Associate Director, West Coast Family Clinics, Tampa, Fla.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Phoenix, Tampa, Fla.

Mary E. Muscari, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Professor and Director of Forensics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, N.Y.

Julie Novak, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Professor and Head, Purdue University School of Nursing, West Lafayette, Ind.
Director, Purdue School of Nursing Clinics
Past President, NAPNAP

Lynn Price, NP, JD, Adult Nurse Practitioner and Attorney
Associate Professor, Graduate Nursing Program, Quinnipiac University,
Hamden, Conn. 

Barbara Resnick, NP, Gerontologic Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Past President, NCGNP

Sandra F. Ryan, NP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, Take Care Health Systems, LLC

Marjorie Simpson, NP, Gerontologic Nurse Practitoner
Elder Health, Baltimore, Md.

Kevin Smith, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
National Director of Clinical Services, Minute Clinic

Deborah E. Swenson, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Perinatal Associates and OBSTETRIX Medical Group of Washington, Seattle

Lisa Taylor, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner
Corporate Clinical Director, MedBasics

Candy Wilson, NP, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Chief, Nursing Research; Cadet Medical Clinic, USAF Academy, Colo.

Michael E. Zychowicz, NP, Adult Nurse Practitioner
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, New Windsor, N.Y.
Associate Professor, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, N.Y.