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How does policy function as a domestic violence intervention?

American Nurse

How legal systems respond—or don’t—impacts health outcomes. Supreme Court case is just one of the latest examples of nurses’ critical role in promoting healing policy. Nursing, both as a profession and as individuals, plays a crucial role in promoting healing policies and stands at the forefront of change.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Nursing’s role in lifestyle medicine

American Nurse

LM addresses the root causes of disease with the clinical outcome goal of health restoration, according to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), the organization that educates, equips, and supports the certification of nurses, physicians, and other clinicians in the specialty. Am J Health Promot.

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

This preventable illness demands innovative strategies to improve health outcomes. After reviewing the most updated evidence, VA/DoD adopted the new parameters in 2020. When performed correctly, patient education can help improve patient health literacy and save costs for the patient and the health system.

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Empowering Health Equity: The Crucial Role of Nurses on Boards and in Nonprofit Leadership in Iowa

American Nurse

Building on this, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) in its 2021 report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, highlighted the critical role of nurses in addressing health equity and promoting access to care for all populations (NASEM, 2021).

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The Importance of Communication in Long-term Healthcare

Celayix

This growing use of technology has also altered how individuals consume health information, emphasizing the significance of communication strategies in health care. It can also promote health-related special events at an institution. However, the value of patient-provider contact goes far beyond the inpatient environment.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

The only thing we request of community hospitals is promotion." during that same time period, according to a 2020 study. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , 136 rural hospitals closed between 2010 and 2021. The idea is to make sure care remains in the community.

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