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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. Nurse-led QI projects offer opportunities to improve patient care and promote the nursing profession. 1002798 World Health Organization. American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(3).

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

When performed correctly, patient education can help improve patient health literacy and save costs for the patient and the health system. Bowers is a cardiology nurse practitioner in the Duke University Health System and a clinical professor in the Duke University School of Nursing. BMC Public Health.

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Diabetes innovations and access to care

American Nurse

The CDC reported the following incidence rates per 1,000 (from 2019 to 2021): Black non-Hispanic: 6.8 For example, ElSayed and colleagues recommend considering individual patient health literacy and cultural disease awareness when discussing diabetes technology. Hispanic: 6.1 White non-Hispanic: 5.1 Asian non-Hispanic: 3.8

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