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How Nurse Practitioners Are Filling Gaps in Primary Care

Post University

Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide comprehensive healthcare services, from assessing and examining patients to ordering diagnostic tests, diagnosing illnesses, and treating or managing diseases. Additionally, nurse practitioners work with patients to promote wellness and prevent health problems with health education and preventive care.

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The Secret Garden: A staff-only wellness and respite space

American Nurse

Takeaways: The Secret Garden is a first-of-its-kind dedicated 24/7 staff-only wellness and respite space, which has been shown to promote stress-reduction. A well workforce could save the profession and potentially improve care and patient satisfaction. Front Psychiatry. J Holist Nurs. 2019;37(2):175-88. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000820536.23909.d7

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The Role of a Nurse Practitioner: What You Need to Know

Every Nurse

In addition, NPs often specialize in various fields such as Family Health, Neonatal care, Oncology, or Psychiatry. Specializing allows NPs to develop expertise in specific areas of healthcare and provide more targeted care to their patients. In addition to their cost-effectiveness, NP’s provide high-quality care.

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Additional data highlights 27 of 46 counties having none or fewer than three primary or specialty physicians in the areas of family, women’s health, pediatrics, and psychiatry per 10,000 people. A national survey of nurse practitioners’ patient satisfaction outcomes. states and 8th highest rate of maternal deaths. 17 Liu, C.