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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In December 2019, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) reported that 290,000 NPs were licensed to practice in the United States. Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States.

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The Payoff of Wound Care Education: Get a Return on Your Investment

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Specialized wound care education reaps financial and human rewards that can give you a trackable return on investment. Financial rewards of wound care education flow outward from the human benefits. And your wound care education investment can help in all those areas. Results of Your Wound Care Education Investment.

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

Educate nurses and all other healthcare providers to ensure they have a basic understanding of ASD, have familiarity with intervention options, and can provide family-centered and patient-centered care. The EBP project team is integrating this education into nursing orientation materials and organization-level annual employee education.

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5 Women Nursing You Need to Know About Today

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She has also been a tireless champion for increasing diversity in nursing education. She was appointed the RCN Northern Ireland director in 2019 when nurses were about to go on strike. Murray has been a leader in providing COVID-19 relief to Native American communities, which have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

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Rehabilitation Nursing and How it has Evolved Over the Years

American Nurse

Another significant area that rehab nurses focus on is education, educating not only the patient but the caregiver or family member as well. Education can be formal or informal, depending on the complexity of the patient’s needs. The more education a patient and his support system receive, the better the patient’s outcome.

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Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

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With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. You may focus on education, additional certifications, or more in-depth chart reviews. million decrease.

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Preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries

American Nurse

A hospital in New York addressed its high HAPI rate by evaluating nurse knowledge and implementing an educational plan. The why At the end of June 2019, the HAPI rate at Glens Falls Hospital (GFH), a 291-bed community hospital in northern New York, was 0.68 Medicare estimates that each pressure injury adds $43,180 to a hospital stay.