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ADVANCE for Nurses provides concise, practical information on clinical, management, professional and career development issues for nurses practicing in all areas of the profession.

Take advantage of CE offerings, search through a large listing of job opportunities and peruse a calendar of upcoming continuing education opportunities. With popular, timely features, ADVANCE is the place nurses turn to enhance their careers.

Meet the staff who bring you ADVANCE.


Linda Jones, Editorial Director 
Linda Jones has more than 25 years of experience in medical communications, including working on and launching several peer-reviewed journals, monthly healthcare magazines and licensing exams for physicians. She joined ADVANCE in 1990. Today, she is editorial director for the ADVANCE for Nurses product line.

Richard Krisher, Editor 
Richard Krisher joined Merion Publications in 1999 as editor. He graduated with a degree in English from Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey) in 1988. He worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for 9 years before entering the trade publishing field.

Pamela Tarapchak, Editor
Pamela Tarapchak, has been with ADVANCE since 1998. Currently, she serves as editor of severalADVANCE for Nurses regional areas. She previously worked for sister publication ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory. She graduated from Penn State University in 1991 with a BA in journalism. Prior to joining ADVANCE, she worked for 8 years at Penn State in various public relations roles.

Kay Bensing, Senior Staff Nurse Consultant
Kay Bensing, MA, RN, has more than 35 years of nursing experience, most in nursing education. She has master's degrees in education and journalism. She has extensive experience in curriculum development continuing education. She developed, contributed and authored a number of nurse review courses and books. At ADVANCE for Nurses, besides her editorial and consulting responsibilities, she administers the nursing continuing education program.

Chuck Holt, Web Editor
Chuck Holt joined ADVANCE in 2001 as regional editor for the Florida edition of ADVANCE for Nurses. He is based in the Ft. Myers, FL, and now is an associate editor and Web editor. He graduated from Penn Valley College in Kansas City, MO, with a degree in mass communications.

Barbara Mercer, Managing Editor
Barbara Mercer joined ADVANCE for Nurses in January 2003. She graduated from Widener University in 1995 with a degree in English with a concentration in creative writing.

Robin Hocevar, Senior Regional Editor 
Robin Hocevar joined ADVANCE for Nurses in 2007. Prior to that, she was an associate editor for Randall Publishing. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism and English.

Stacey Miller, Senior Associate Editor 
Stacey Miller is senior associate editor for ADVANCE for Nurses Northeast. Before joining Merion Publications in 2003 as an editorial assistant for ADVANCE for Respiratory Care Practitioners, she was a reporter for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, PA. She has a degree in journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.


Merion Matters, the company behind ADVANCE, has focused on bettering the careers of our healthcare community since its inception as a magazine publisher in 1985. Today, our diversified interests highlight a commitment to serving the informational and career needs of 1.8 million nursing and allied healthcare professionals.

Our wide range of products and services currently include:

  • Interactive communities
  • Healthcare Shop
  • Publications
  • In-person and virtual events
  • Custom communication
  • Custom publishing
  • Hospital affiliations
  • Partnerships

  Last Post: August 18, 2010 | View Comments(7)

Darvon: We now address LPN issues on a dedicated page on the website. On the navigation bar at the top click Specialty then LPN.

Linda Jones,  Editorial Director,  ADVANCEAugust 18, 2010



I AM A LPN AND USED TO GET ADVANCE FOR LPN'S WHAT HAPPENED? NOW I NOTICE WE ARE FORGOTTEN AND MAJORITY OF INFO IS FOR RN'S

darvon  bartholomew August 17, 2010
HAUPPAUGE , NY



The PA Dept. of Education mandates that teachers as well as certified school nurses obtain 180 credit / hours every 5 years. Are you an approved provider? These is also called ACT 48. We also have have ACT 58 which means any RN in PA must obtain 30 credit/hours before each license renewal.

Are you an approved provider for both?
If not, would you consider obtaining this? I would like you to be!

You were not listed on the website for PA Dept. of Education.

Robin McCracken,  RN,CSN,  High SchoolJuly 01, 2010
Gap, PA



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