Nurse-Lead Mobile Health Care Clinic to Serve Vulnerable Communities
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Nurse Practitioner Career Resources
Advocating for Full Practice Authority: Do’s and Don’ts
Expert provides strategies for advocating for APRN full practice authority by presenting the health equity case and business case.
Effects of Climate Change on Older Adults
Climate change can affect older patients with asthma, COPD, allergies, kidney disease, and other conditions.
ICAN Act Aims to Remove Medicare, Medicaid Barriers to APRNs
ICAN Act would authorize APRNs to order and supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and order diabetic shoes under Medicare, Medicaid.
Nursing Students Lack of Academic Preparedness Drives Nursing Shortage
Sixty-nine percent of survey participants wish to improve their TEAS test score before applying to nursing school.
Medicare Indirect Billing: NPs and PAs Speak Out
Respondents overwhelmingly said Medicare indirect billing is antiquated, but considerable debate exists over the 85% reimbursement rate for NPs and PAs.
Legislative Update With Stephen Ferrara, DNP
Dr Ferrara discusses how to lobby for full practice authority and provides updates on federal legislation for NPs.
Monkeypox Update From AANP, AAPA Presidents
Drs Kapu and Orozco discuss what NPs and PAs need to know about Monkeypox signs and symptoms, testing, vaccines, and other prevention strategies.
Not Enough Time in a Day for Recommended Primary Care
Primary care providers estimated to need 26.7 hours/day to provide recommended care for hypothetical patient panel.
NAPNAP Takes the Pulse of the Profession
Nurse practitioners highlight what they find most rewarding and challenging about their job in NAPNAP’s Pulse of the Profession survey.
Is It Time to End Medicare Indirect Billing for NPs and PAs?
Experts discuss the often hidden phenomenon of indirect billing of NPs and PAs and whether the 85% reimbursement rate for APPs is equitable.
NAPNAP Updates Position Statement on Access to Care
After reaching a historic low in 2016, the number of uninsured children has risen to 4.3 million, or 5.6% of all children, in 2020.
Implementing Plant-Based Diet Education in Primary Care
Study authors highlight strategies for educating patients on plant-based diets in primary care.
Surgical Oncology NPs Streamline Care After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
NP-led initial visits following breast cancer diagnosis lead to earlier time to appointment and increased patient satisfaction.
An Uncomfortable Truth: Why Patients Lie to Their Clinicians
A growing body of research suggests that patients are not always transparent with their clincians about critical information.
Tips on Nursing Care for Transgender Patients
Resource provides guidelines for creating a supportive environment in health care for transgender and gender-nonconforming patients.
The Workweek Revolution: a Solution to the Health Care Exodus
The author describes the evolution of the workweek and how shortening the expected hours for full-time work without a decrease in compensation may increase the well-being of health care providers while not decreasing current productivity.
AANP Offers Free Mental Health Services, President Says
The AANP’s rollout of the NPower program, which offers free mental health services to NP members, is one of the many highlights from AANP 2022.
House Passes HR 6078 to Allow NPs, PAs to Provide Federal Workers’ Comp Services
If passed by the Senate, this bill expands the role of NPs and PAs by allowing them to provide services to injured federal workers under the federal workers’ compensation program.
Sleep Updates: Nurses’ Nightmares, Insomnia Treatments, and ADHD Link
Highlights from SLEEP 2022 include predictors of nurses’ nightmares, insomnia treatment, hypersomnolence and depression in women, and sleep issues in ADHD.
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