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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO).

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

American Association of Nurse Practitioners ( AANP ) and more than 235 organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings.

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Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

American Nurse

The American Nurses Association reports that many factors influence the current workforce strain on nursing, including inadequate support and the demands of an aging population, many with advanced chronic conditions. Rural and nonrural primary care physician practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners. Health Aff.

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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

Capitol Beat

The ICAN Act would remove unnecessary and outdated barriers to providing care for APRNs across the country so they can better care for their patients who are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Nurse Advocates stand with Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard to announce the ICAN Act in September.

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ANA’s Summary of $1.5 trillion Omnibus Includes Several Nursing Priorities

Capitol Beat

In addition, it directs HRSA to give priority to applicants in States listed in the HRSA publication “Supply and Demand Projections of the Nursing Workforce 2014-2030” as having the greatest shortages. Nurse Practitioner Optional Fellowship Program – The agreement includes $6 million for this program.

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2022: The Year of the Value of the Nurse

Capitol Beat

In addition, it directs HRSA to give priority to applicants in States listed in the HRSA publication “Supply and Demand Projections of the Nursing Workforce 2014-2030” as having the greatest shortages. This year, ANA worked with Congress on the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.

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Nursing and the evolution of population health

American Nurse

As the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic, the unmistakable impact of healthcare disparities and social determinants of health and the need for nurse leadership in population and public health became evident. See Future of nursing goals.) The NPs grounded their work in the family approach and prevention focus of public health nursing.

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