American Nurse

OCTOBER 18, 2024

How legal systems respond—or don’t—impacts health outcomes. Supreme Court case is just one of the latest examples of nurses’ critical role in promoting healing policy. Assistant Professor Michelle Patch, PhD, APRN-CNS, DF-AFN, FAAN, has focused significant effort on understanding intimate partner strangulation.

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Registered Nursing

APRIL 4, 2025

A Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who provides primary and specialty care to patients of all ages, from infants to older adults. FNPs combine clinical expertise with a strong emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. Sources U.S.

Nurse Practitioner

Consult QD

OCTOBER 19, 2023

By Meredith Foxx, MSN, MBA, APRN, NEA-BC , Executive Chief Nursing Officer High reliability is a commonly repeated term in healthcare today. Rooted in quality and safety excellence, high-reliability cultures lead to better health outcomes and patient experiences, improved efficiency, increased job satisfaction and more.

Chief Nursing Officer

Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ferrara , DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, as the organization’s new president, taking the reigns from former AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN in late-June. Ferrara is passionate about health information technology and integrating evidence-based practice into daily nursing practice.

Nurse Practitioner

Relias

MARCH 13, 2025

Expanding access to care: Nurse-led clinics, mobile health units, and telehealth services have increased access to healthcare for underserved communities. Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are leading primary care initiatives , particularly in rural and low-income urban areas where physician shortages are severe.

Leadership

Every Nurse

APRIL 29, 2023

Scope of Practice and Responsibilities Nurse Practitioners (NP’s) are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who provide comprehensive and holistic care to patients across the lifespan. They are trained to diagnose and treat a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses, as well as promote disease prevention and health promotion.

Nurse Practitioner

Post University

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Advocacy is often a central component of this specialization, as public health nurses understand the importance of policy development for driving better health outcomes. This is one of the best unique nursing opportunities for nurses who want to drive impressive health outcomes without working in a strictly clinical capacity.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The only thing we request of community hospitals is promotion." It is definitely a need in rural health that we get providers out in every community," Kapu says. Senate in April and would allow NPs, physician assistants, and other APRNs to provide particular services under Medicare and Medicaid.

Medicare

American Nurse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This preventable illness demands innovative strategies to improve health outcomes. Current primary care panel sizes range from 700 to 1,400 veterans; some led by advance practice RNs (APRNs). The ideal panel size for an APRN is between 700 and 900 patients. BMC Public Health. Health literacy. 2023; 18(11).

Health Literacy

American Nurse

DECEMBER 5, 2023

LM addresses the root causes of disease with the clinical outcome goal of health restoration, according to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), the organization that educates, equips, and supports the certification of nurses, physicians, and other clinicians in the specialty. Am J Health Promot.

Education

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists are seeking full practice authority as one legislative strategy to improve access to care and outcomes. The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ). overall, mirroring national data.

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