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Exploring the Dynamic Role of Nurse Practitioners: Understanding Their Scope of Practice

Daily Nurse

As of January 2023, over 355,000 licensed nurse practitioners cared for people of all ages, providing primary care, acute care, emergency and intensive care, and psychiatric mental health environments. Between these providers, over 1 billion patient visits are helping meet the needs of patients in their communities.

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Investing in innovation

American Nurse

Text-SAFE sends reminders about health follow-up such as sexually transmitted infection testing and repeat pregnancy tests, information about medication side effects, brief coping exercises to support mental health, and links to resources. Even so, she felt there’d been a gap in her nursing education.