Are Advanced Practice Clinicians Up to Speed on LGBT Care?
Although physician assistant curricula focused on treating the LGBT community has increased, more work is needed to expand the research on this population.
Nurse Practitioner Career Resources
Fired for Refusing a Flu Shot
A nurse practitioner sues her former employer after being fired for refusing to get a flu shot.
Increased Nurse Workload Linked to Missed Care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nurse staffing ratios and subjective workload were found to be directly associated with missed care in a NICU.
Comparative Assessment of Diabetes Outcomes With Physician, NP, PA Providers
Could type of clinician rendering care influence outcomes for patients with diabetes?
Office Visits to Primary Care Physicians Drop, Increase For NPs, PAs
Between 2012 and 2016, trends in primary care visits suggest that physician office visits dropped across every state in the Unites States while visits to NPs and PAs increased.
Non-Physician Practitioners Expanding Scope of Practice in Dermatology
Investigators sought to determine whether nurse practitioners and physician assistants are expanding their scope of practice outside of primary care to perform dermatologic procedures.
Gout Outcomes Favorable With Nurse-Led Care
In a British study, nurse-led care emphasizing patient education and engagement significantly improved the proportion of gout sufferers who achieved target serum urate levels.
Communicating Care via Fax: NP Faulted for Negligence
Use of a fax machine and lack of a timely response resulted in the demise of a patient and an accusation of gross negligence.
Expanding Healthcare Access With Nurse-Led Care in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A recent systematic review found that nurse-led care is effective, acceptable, and safe in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Are You Being Fairly Compensated? The Results From Our 2018 NP/PA Salary Survey Are In!
See how your salary compares with those of your peers as reported in the 2018 NP/PA Salary Survey.
Advanced Practice Professionals Performing More Dermatologic Procedures
The most common procedures that APPs performed in 2015 were destructions of benign neoplasms, biopsies, and destructions of malignant neoplasms.
Nurse Practitioner Profession: 20 Years of Change
Changes in the NP profession over the past 20 years include the growth of the profession, methods of practice, and the types of patients and conditions treated.
NP, PA Treatment Comparable for Patients With CVD or Diabetes
Effectiveness of care and healthcare resource use for diabetes or cardiovascular disease were comparable among patients receiving care from an NP vs those managed by a PA.
Discharge Tools, Follow-Up Calls Reduce Readmission for Congestive Heart Failure
A literature review revealed that the use of care navigators in conjunction with follow-up telephone calls from nursing staff improved transition of care and readmission rates in patients with congestive heart failure.
Preoperative Testing, Management: Addressing a Potential Hospitalist NP Gap
Hospitalist NPs are key to successfully implementing Society of Hospital Medicine guidelines for preoperative testing and management.
Assessing a Comprehensive Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Program
An evaluation assessed the nonhealthcare-related influences that have led to misconceptions about long-acting reversible contraceptives.
Nursing Faculty Ill Prepared to Educate Students on Transgender Patient Care
Nurse educators may not be fully prepared to teach students about transgender patient care.
Project ECHO: Educational Support to Improve Hepatitis Care
Project ECHO at Los Angeles Christian Health Center contributes to improved care of HCV in underserved populations.
Ribociclib Prolongs Progression-Free Survival in Premenopausal Breast Cancer
Investigators report results from the MONALEESA-7 trial, which assessed ribociclib plus endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.
Lofexidine a Non-Narcotic Option for Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Lofexidine may help patients with opioid withdrawal symptoms or difficulty with opioid discontinuation.
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