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Utah Grants Full Practice Authority to Nurse Practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

“Many of the states that have the lowest healthcare outcomes are states that still have restricted, outdated laws in place that are completely unnecessary, such as retrospective chart review or collaborative contracts where you have to pay fees,” she said. Those fees can be a barrier to an NP being able to practice in the community.”

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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Working on a team with others is a great way to learn and grow the skills to be a physical therapist, and interprofessional collaboration improves patient satisfaction ratings and health outcomes. Based on total DPT degrees conferred during 2020-2022, as reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Prevention Strategies Institutionalize Wellness Cultures Organizations that support the well-being of their employees and let them know they matter have better mental health outcomes. 2019, 2020). Understanding and prioritizing nurses’ mental health and well-being (Report). 2021, 2022). see [link] ). Davidson, J.

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Delivering health equity at the bedside

American Nurse

Rather, it requires understanding and connecting with patients, whose backgrounds, families, environments, and experiences play a role in their medical histories and in their health and wellbeing when they return home. Personal experience As a Black woman, I’ve experienced this inequity.

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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

This experience drove me to join Trusted Health , where I work with a team to identify workforce solutions that make nursing a more sustainable career. Nurses’ self-reported mental health ratings have shown continued improvement since the darkest days of the pandemic, ascending from 5.4 in 2020 to 6.6

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Exploring the Role of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

Census Bureau , the number of Americans 65 and older grew five times faster than the total population between 1920 and 2020, reaching a 2020 peak of 55.8 Do you have the desire to improve health outcomes for patients with acute and, often, chronic health conditions? According to the U.S. million (or 16.8%

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Save Our Rural Hospitals Act Eliminates CRNA Supervision and Supports Rural Healthcare

Daily Nurse

.” According to the National Rural Health Association, more than 170 rural hospitals across the country have closed their doors since 2005, and 453 rural hospitals are currently operating at levels similar to those that have shut down during the last decade, meaning they are vulnerable to closure.

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