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Is Nursing Students’ Mental Health in Jeopardy?

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Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, APRN. We have a horrible mental health epidemic going on inside of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Melnyk, citing the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory released in December 2021 on the mental health crisis among young people. Prior studies also have shown improvements in academic performance.

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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

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State and federal waivers that have been active for almost three years have allowed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training. These waivers allowed more types of providers to practice and increased health care capacity to meet the needs of patients.

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Innovative Nurse Practitioners Can Turn the Tide

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“Nurse Practitioners do what nurses do best — educate and listen to their patients,” states Dr. Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN , FNP-BC, Assistant Dean of Nursing and Associate Professor at the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing of Maryville University. ” She affirms that nurses are responding to the needs they perceive.

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

Daily Nurse spoke with former AANP President April Kapu, DNP , APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, and FAAN, about this critical legislation and how it will remove outdated barriers to practice that delay access to care for patients and move healthcare delivery forward for patients, providers, and our nation. APRNs are healthcare providers.

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How Nurses Can Improve LGBTQ+ Health Disparities

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A patient population with a new set of challenges As a gay man, John (Rob) Phoenix, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, founder and owner of the Huntridge Family Clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada, has observed how current legislation that directly impacts the LGBTQ+ community has resulted in increased anxiety and depression with many of his patients.

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Nurses With DNP Degree Are Sorely Needed in Health Care and Education

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Registered nurses often seek licensure after completing a diploma program or earning an Associate Degree in Nursing(ADN) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), according to Angela Renee Stewart, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, TTS, Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor University, Louise Herrington School of Nursing.

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ANA’s Summary of $1.5 trillion Omnibus Includes Several Nursing Priorities

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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Program – The bill includes $13 million, an increase of $4 million within the total for Advanced Education Nursing to expand training and certification of RNs, APRNs, and Forensic Nurses to practice as sexual assault nurse examiners. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for APRNs and PAs.