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Engage with patients eye to eye

American Nurse

Jun and colleagues’ integrative review of eight peer-reviewed studies to assess nurse-led interventions concluded that nurse rounding, discharge follow-up calls, and communication education for nurses increase patient satisfaction. Marija Suvacarov is chief nursing officer at Ascension in Elgin, Illinois.

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To Reimburse or Not to Reimburse: Demonstrating the Value of Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

"Now as a nurse, it becomes really problematic if you're not getting reimbursed for the care you deliver … and you're lumped into that room and board charge," Woods said, "because it's very difficult to articulate the value that nurses bring to patient care in acute care settings or other settings if you can't reimburse."

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What Does Nursing Practice Redesign Look Like at Your Organization?

Health Leaders | Nursing

As we move toward value-based care, we have to take care of lots of people, especially as Medicaid is expanded throughout our country. For example, in dermatology, APPs might do general dermatology and the physicians might do the surgical subspecialty part of that. It’s worked. I don't think that you can lead this way.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing. Lisa-Mae Williams, PhD, RN, CCRN, is the chief nursing officer at Intercept Telehealth, Weston, Florida. “

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Addressing social determinants of health

American Nurse

Addressing SDOH isn’t new to nurses, said Roberta Waite, EdD, MSN, RN, PMH-CNS, ANEF, FAAN, dean and chief nursing officer at Georgetown University School of Nursing. Nursing has been paying attention to these specific issues that influence health almost since the beginning of the profession,” she observed.

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2022: The Year of the Value of the Nurse

Capitol Beat

In September, ANA worked with several other nursing organizations and Congressional Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) to introduce the Improving Care and Access to Nurses , or #ICAN Act, in the U.S. Read more about the #ICAN Act here.

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Understanding and honoring the needs of Native American elders

American Nurse

I’ve encountered many elders who can’t afford good healthcare but earn just above the Medicaid guideline, leaving them ineligible for assistance. Whittney LaCroix is chief nursing officer at Tribal Health in Scottsdale, Arizona. American Nurse Journal. Native elders have endured a lifetime of injustice.