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The Exec: Advanced Practice Providers Key to Managing Physician Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Including advanced practice providers in a practice redesign benefits physicians and patients, nurse leader says. Dimsdale has led Duke’s ambulatory practice redesign and watched while the strategy spread into all of the health system’s ambulatory specialty practices. And that's what I call practice redesign.

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What Are Best Practices in Nursing Practice Redesign?

Health Leaders | Nursing

Virtual nursing, the return of licensed practical nurses to acute care, and adding advanced practice nurses are among care models nurse executives are implementing as they seek to adapt to the current state of today’s healthcare environment. Their replies have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.

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Nurse Anesthetists Campaign for the Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act

Health Leaders | Nursing

CRNAs have been practicing without this regulation for nearly three years under healthcare flexibilities issued during the public health emergency.

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The Exec: Nurse Satisfaction is Rising, Patient Calls are Falling with UnityPoint Health's New Care Model

Health Leaders | Nursing

The new Collaborative Care Model is rooted in positioning team members to practice at top of their licensure. That concept, in and of itself from a clinician standpoint, can often be looked at as negatively and we wanted to push beyond it, which was to get to, “How do we position our team members to practice at top of licensure?”

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States With Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners Serve Marginalized Communities More Effectively

Health Leaders | Nursing

Granting full practice authority (FPA) to nurse practitioners (NPs) is a “costless” way to help communities of color address healthcare access disparities, say authors of a new West Virginia University study. “We Full practice authority is a costless way of helping communities of color address healthcare access disparities.”

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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

Despite the advantages of NPs in rural areas, barriers to practice remain. With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NPs) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say.

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The Exec: How to Create a Successful Nursing Practice Redesign

Health Leaders | Nursing

Bredimus, a contributor to the CNO Exchange Community*, spoke with HealthLeaders about how he and Midland Memorial approach practice redesign and how they’ve found success. HealthLeaders: What is your definition of practice redesign? HL: What does practice redesign look like in your organization in Midland?