Health Leaders | Nursing

AUGUST 31, 2023

ACP can reduce the use of complex or intensive treatments at the end of life , thus reducing the cost and length of hospital stays and the amount of anguish placed on family members. The tool could help health systems improve care for a large number of patients. Surveys estimate only 22% of Americans have documented their end-of-life wishes.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 12, 2023

FPA is the authorization of NPs to evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing. Granting full practice authority (FPA) to NPs is one solution to eliminating long wait times, AANP has long championed.

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Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Education Patient Experience 98

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

‘Commonsense’ legislation expands treatment options, one bill sponsor says. Workers’ comp The first would authorize NPs to certify federal workplace injuries and oversee treatment of injured workers. This commonsense bill would expand much-needed treatment options,” Walberg said. The legislation was introduced in both the U.S.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 21, 2023

The grant will help Shepherd DNP and certificate students gain practical rural health experience at four federally qualified health centers and two mental health substance abuse disorder treatment centers. Doctoral education is expensive and time intensive.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 18, 2024

Pillar: Nursing Image: Tags: budget costs nurses nursing treatment Secondary Pillars: Nursing Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Monday, March 18, 2024 Hide sidebars: Render small main image: “I think virtual [nurses] can be a huge support, but it has to be implemented in partnership with bedside nurses,” Vozzella said. “We

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The need for skills and knowledge in identifying and delivering a wider range of behavioral health disease identification and treatment strategies has never been greater," said Don Parker , president of Behavioral Healthcare Transformation at HMH. "We Garrett , the health system’s CEO. "By

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 28, 2023

Though most cancer patients receive treatment as an outpatient, some require inpatient care for treatment complications, symptom management, and complex procedures. Codes outside the critical care unit, signaling that a patient was in medical distress, dropped from 0.48 in the following seven months.

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Chief Nursing Officer 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

FPA is the authorization of NPs to evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing, rather than requiring them to hold a state-mandated contract with a physician as a condition of state licensure.

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Consult QD

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

It brings immense promise to healthcare through deep learning algorithms to aid diagnostics, treatment planning and research that optimizes cost-effective, high-quality care. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of advancing technologies. But this progress comes with a caveat.

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Continuing Education Business Best Practices Education 82

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Nursing education’s focus is on the development of knowledgeable, safe, and competent clinicians who deliver high-quality care and are experts in assessment, management/treatment, patient education, prevention, and wellness. Alexander: To be trusted, you have to be competent.

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Leadership Education Nurse Educator 111

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Pillar: Nursing Image: Tags: nurse practitioner nursing rural health Secondary Pillars: Clinical Care Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Friday, September 8, 2023 Hide sidebars: Render small main image: For example, even though more than half of U.S.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Nurses who encounter a situation where they need assistance, or simple affirmation that they're providing the correct treatment, can quickly summon Emshwiller by facility phone. I am here for the coaching, inspiring, and mentoring." I'm a troubleshooter, a problem solver, and the go-to person on the floor," she says.

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Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 21, 2021

You may benefit from some type of therapy or treatment. If you are frequently losing or misplacing things like your stethoscope, try using tracker tags. Tile Mate Bluetooth trackers are great tags to help you find lost items. Remember your treatment plan. Arrive at work a little early. Amazon has lots of options.

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Nurse Manager 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Transition of patients from hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) often results in treatment delays, medication errors, and patient harm, but a standardized handoff can improve communication and correct those problems, a new study says.

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Communication 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

AUGUST 7, 2023

Negative experiences that they have had creates hesitancy on their part to delay seeking care, which then delays diagnosis and treatment, and that results in negative consequences." "Unfortunately, it results in discrimination and stigma toward this population who's already vulnerable," Cassidy says.

Nurse Practitioner 98

Nurse Practitioner Communication Mental Health Best Practices 98

Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 9, 2023

She told the COO that she had recently been a patient in the hospital and had also come back as an outpatient for several other levels of treatment and she felt that the culture within the organization had changed dramatically. and the COO shared our journey with the Kindness Initiative.

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American Nurse

JULY 26, 2023

The drugs include Ozempic’s sister medication, Wegovy, a weight loss drug with identical ingredients, which the FDA approved in 2021, and Mounjaro, approved as a diabetes treatment in 2022. The post New Weight Loss Drugs Carry High Price Tags and Lots of Questions for Seniors appeared first on American Nurse. Learn more about KFF.

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Medicare 93

Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 1, 2023

Patients at Northwell Health Cancer Institute who face a new cancer diagnosis now have the caring hand of an RN to expertly navigate them through the complex and sometimes bewildering course of treatment. so that’s tremendous.

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Best Practices Patient Satisfaction Licensing Business 98

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

They can be a powerful constraint on the care that patients receive at Catholic hospitals, whether emergency treatment when a woman's health is at risk, or access to birth control and abortions. For example, could an abortion be performed if a pregnancy threatened the mother's life?

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Military Health Insurance Care coordination Retirement 52

Health Leaders | Nursing

AUGUST 21, 2023

Indeed, as a National Cancer Institute -designated comprehensive cancer center, Karmanos can offer exclusive treatments, as well as clinical trials, multidisciplinary teams of cancer specialists, and cancer prevention programs. So, there's that whole thing of being part of something bigger than yourself. We do so much celebrating, too.

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EDNurseasauras

AUGUST 10, 2021

We lowly students were allowed into the clinical area after only after 5 PM, neatly attired in dress pants or skirt (no jeans or sneakers), a clean and pressed (emphasis on pressed) lab coat and identification tag (like nobody could tell we were students). My final three months of clinical experience was team nursing. Who can blame them?

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LPN Self-Care Bedside nursing Retirement 52

Healthcare Law Insights blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Rural Hospitals Can Struggle To Provide Full Specialty Coverage But the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) [v] can complicate small and rural hospitals’ attempts to supplement specialty physician call coverage with specially-trained AHPs. j)(1) [xiv] EMTALA SOM, Tag A-2404 . See 42 C.F.R.

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American Nurse

JANUARY 11, 2024

Both Wegovy and Ozempic contain the active ingredient semaglutide , with Wegovy approved for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and Ozempic approved for the treatment of obesity. And the high price tag and variable insurance coverage for these popular weight loss drugs create a barrier for many people.

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Promotion Health Outcomes Licensing Education 105

Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That's because many specialist consults lead to more consults and care management, as well as treatments and other services that can be coordinated with local providers. "You need to have the presence on the ground," Hartl says. Keeping it local is so important to those community hospitals." For example, even though more than half of U.S.

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Medicare Medicaid Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner 116

Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sheeza Hussein, chief growth officer at Steady MD, says the industry is swamped with small companies offering personal treatments for a wide variety of issues, like women's health, weight loss, behavioral health, and even pediatric care.

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Telemedicine Medicare Medicaid Care coordination 78

Health Leaders | Nursing

OCTOBER 2, 2023

While AI can inform patients about medical errors and present treatment options, "the researchers questioned its ability to truly understand and empathize with patients' values and to effectively navigate human relationships as mediators," according to Tokyo University of Science. We have to understand it and know how to use it."

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Nurse Practitioner APRN Self-Care Leadership 52

Consult QD

AUGUST 1, 2023

Assessment of measurable residual disease (MRD) is recommended for routine follow-up of patients who have undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) as treatment for leukemias. Post-transplantation, MRD monitoring can provide objective evidence of treatment response.

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