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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

In this model, nurses provide not only care but also coordination of care and can develop patient-focused care plans, which is necessary to keep everything running smoothly, according to Whitfield. Another nurse and I were the daytime care coordinators,” Whitfield said. Children’s hospitals in the U.S.

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Contributed Content: Empowering the Future - Transforming Nursing Education to Meet the Growing Demand for In-Home Care

Health Leaders | Nursing

The number of seniors aged 65+ is expected to climb from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050 and, of the population 50 years and older, the number of individuals living with at least one chronic disease – including those that affect mobility – is estimated to increase from 71 million in 2020 to 142 million by 2050.

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Nurse Leaders Are Critical to the Future of Nursing

Relias

At the halfway mark of Future of Nursing 2020-2030 , we can determine the progress made since the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlined their vision for the decade. How nurse leaders are transforming patient care Since 2020, nurses have taken the lead in transforming how and where care is delivered.

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Making Sense of the Maze of Online Patient Portals

Minority Nurse

These laws empower consumers by ensuring they can access and control their health data, facilitating better-informed decisions and coordinated care.” ” “In 2022, about three in five individuals reported being offered and accessing their online medical records, a 50% increase from 2020,” Ross adds.

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Collaborative Care for Liver Disease in a Time of COVID-19

Consult QD

An umbrella review looking at the impact of tumor boards on cancer care published in 2020 concluded that “the multidisciplinary approach is the best way to deliver the complex care needed by cancer patients.” This was specifically observed in terms of improved decision making, patient care coordination, and reduced wait times.

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The Cost and Benefits of Obtaining an MSN Degree

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

In 2020, only about 18% of all nurses had earned their graduate degree, giving them leverage to pursue more specialized positions and higher earning power. Nurses in 2020: Who We Are and Where We Work,” Lippincott NursingCenter , last modified May 2020. 3 The average annual salary for an MSN graduate is $114,430. link] Myrna B.

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School Nurses, Advocates for Students with Disabilities

American Nurse

It is the school nurses’ mission to promote a healthy environment and optimize health so that students are ready to learn and the community partners around them are prepared as well ( National Association of School Nurses, 2020 ). 2020, January 2). The number of medically complex students who attend school daily has greatly increased.