Credential Alphabet Soup: Great for the Resume but Confusing to the Patient?
While medical credentials are meaningful to both patient and provider, they can also cause confusion.
Nurse Practitioners
Readmission Risk Up With Shorter Stay at Nursing Facility
For patients with heart failure discharged to a skilled nursing facility and then home, the risk for readmission is highest during the first 2 days at home and is attenuated with a longer SNF length of stay.
The Next Person Who Calls Me a Mid-Level Provider…
The term mid-level provider is causing confusion for patients and frustration for medical providers.
Critical Care Nurses’ Work Environments Improving
But most report lack of appropriate staffing; 33% intend to leave job within 12 months.
Integrating Advanced Practice Practitioners Into Pediatric Hospital Teams
Identifying various care delivery models within hospital systems can be utilized to integrate nurse practitioners into pediatric hospital medicine teams.
Implementing Pediatric Inpatient Concussion Guidelines
Educating nurses on how to identify and treat pediatric patients with traumatic brain injuries helps to ensure consistency of care.
APN Fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics to Offset Provider Shortages
Advanced practice nursing fellowship programs may improve confidence in clinical practice and help alleviate the workforce shortage in developmental-behavioral pediatrics.
Educating Parents on Media Use in Children: What the Pediatric Provider Can Do
Healthcare providers of pediatric patients found an evidence-based toolkit to be beneficial in educating parents on media use in children.
Analyzing Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Job Satisfaction in a Hospital Setting
Pediatric nurse practitioners expressed increased job satisfaction when working with patients and their families as well as when collaborating in multidisciplinary teams.
Assessing Personality Traits of Youth Who Use Synthetic Cannabinoids
Analyzing personality characteristics and risk behaviors of youth who use synthetic cannabinoids may prevent addiction and adverse effects associated with drug use.
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