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Nursing Before Politics

Daily Nurse

Just as they expect that a doctor or nurse practitioner will not prescribe a medication based solely on perks provided by a pharmaceutical sales rep, they should also expect that their provider’s political stance will in no way bias their clinical choices, their way of communicating, or the compassion they express.

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Peak bodies unite to deliver reform action plan – APNA chief Ken Griffin tells us why

Nursing Review

For too long, our highly skilled nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives have been held back by outdated regulations, restrictive funding models, and professional silos, the statement reads.

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Collaborative Arrangement laws scrapped so more nurses can work to full scope

Nursing Review

Legislation to remove Collaborative Arrangement laws that will allow nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to work to their full scope of practice came into effect last Friday. The Bill also contributes to parallel Labor government initiatives such as the Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan and Strengthening Medicare measures.

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Health wins big in Victorian state budget

Nursing Review

Associate Professor Steven Walker, director of Experiential Development and Graduate Education at Monash Universitys Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, supported the extra funding for the program.

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. Want to know more about our nursing programs? Program Information Request Information The Role of Nurse Practitioners Nurse practitioners (NPs) also play an important role in health policy.

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Oklahoma Senate passes bill allowing nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs without doctor supervision

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse practitioners could soon be able to prescribe drugs in Oklahoma without a doctor's supervision.

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Cardiology Nurse Seeks to Provide Direct Patient Care with MSN Nurse Practitioner Degree

Post University

When he moved back to Florida in 2013, he expanded his healthcare experience even more as a clinical research nurse, managing studies for new pharmaceuticals, medical devices, stem-cell research and procedures. The Master of Science with a Nurse Practitioner Specialization. “I What would help him do so?