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Utah Grants Full Practice Authority to Nurse Practitioners

Health Leaders | Nursing

We applaud Utah for recognizing the need to update laws and make the most of their healthcare workforce," said April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). "In territories, to adopt FPA. "We We look forward to more states following suit."

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Nurse Anesthetist Wins ANA Innovation Honors With First-of-its-Kind Airway Tool

Health Leaders | Nursing

A nurse anesthetist who leads a team that developed a device she invented, the McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA), is the Nurse-led Team Award winner of the 2023 ANA Innovation Awards given by the American Nurses Association (ANA). The 2023 ANA Innovation Award winners have built clinical solutions for complex healthcare challenges.

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How Nurses Can Help Curb High Maternal Mortality Rates in Black Women

Health Leaders | Nursing

Black women can be “healthy as a marathon runner” and receive ample prenatal care, yet they still face a higher maternal risk, says Mykale Elbe, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC , director of the MSN Nurse Practitioner Program and Assistant Professor of Nursing at Maryville University in St. The maternal mortality rate for black women in 2021 was 69.9

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Exploring the Role of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Daily Nurse

“In 2008, the ‘ Consensus Model for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification & Education (LACE)’ was released. Do you have the desire to improve health outcomes for patients with acute and, often, chronic health conditions?

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Capitol HILL DAY and Membership Assembly 2023

American Nurse

Linda Adams-Wendling had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Washington, DC to represent the Kansas State Nurses Association at the 2023 Membership Assembly and to attend the 2023 Hill Day at the Capital in Washington, DC. Hill Day kicked off on June 15, 2023, and the ANA Membership Assembly was in session from June 16-17, 2023.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

Rural health executives share their solutions to healthcare desert challenges. Editor’s note: This article appears in the July-September 2023 edition of HealthLeaders magazine. It is definitely a need in rural health that we get providers out in every community," Kapu says. What will it take?

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

This preventable illness demands innovative strategies to improve health outcomes. Current primary care panel sizes range from 700 to 1,400 veterans; some led by advance practice RNs (APRNs). The ideal panel size for an APRN is between 700 and 900 patients. 2023; 18(11). July 6, 2023. March 16, 2023.