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How to Become a Nurse Practitioner and Open Your Own Practice

Scrubs

Before you can make your private practice dreams come true, you need to become a nurse practitioner, which requires you to complete a master’s-level nurse practitioner program. Nurse practitioner degrees advance the knowledge and skill you have gained during your nurse education and experience.

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Skin failure: A historical perspective

American Nurse

In terms of regulation and reimbursement , regulators and payors, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, still penalize acute care facilities for hospital-acquired pressure injuries. Pressure injuries represent the lion’s share of medical malpractice litigation. healthcare costs.