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The Call for Greater Autonomy in Nursing

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With autonomy, a nurse can act on patient care matters without approval from other members of the healthcare team, including physicians. This deficit is estimated to be over 130,000 physicians by the year 2030 , affecting both primary care and specialty areas.

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Innovative Nurse Practitioners Can Turn the Tide

Minority Nurse

. “A 2015 systematic review of ten randomized controlled trials found that NPs ‘ demonstrated equal or better outcomes than physician groups for physiologic measures, patient satisfaction, and cost.’ ’ Our ability to foster trust is the cornerstone of these positive outcomes.”

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DEI and Nursing — The Far-Reaching Benefits

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Last year, The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly the Institute of Medicine, published a well-known report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path To Achieve Health Equity. Leveraging guidance from leading quality organizations can be helpful in ensuring the nursing workforce is advancing in the right areas.

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Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs

American Nurse

At the University of Alabama (UAB) Hospital, provider and patient complaints about this practice resulted in the formation of a quality improvement (QI) project team to assess the issue and find a solution that provides patients with timely access to appropriate care at an acceptable cost and doesn’t add unnecessary volume to the ED.

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The Nursing Shortage and Patient Safety

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Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 194,500 average annual openings for registered nurses, and nurse employment will grow 9% through 2030. Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety.

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What You Need To Know About Value-Based Payment Models

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But momentum will continue, since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in 2021 that it plans to transition fully to value-based reimbursement by 2030. It was largely unsuccessful because it deprioritized quality and patient satisfaction. Here’s what you need to know about value-based payments.

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Health Literacy Tips: Speak Plainly, Teach Often

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Healthy People 2030 defines health literacy as the extent to which “individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions for themselves and others.”. Inadequate health literacy can affect timely access to care, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction.