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8 Reasons Why You Should Become a Nurse Practitioner

Minority Nurse

Not only do they provide comprehensive, holistic care, but they also develop relationships with their patients’ family members, leading to overall better health outcomes. These advanced degrees will lead to career advancement as a nurse practitioner, pursuing a leadership position, or becoming a nurse educator.

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

Health Leaders | Nursing

The ANA Innovation Awards highlight, recognize, and celebrate exemplary nurse innovators who improve patient safety and health outcomes. Roxanne McMurray, DNP, APRN, CRNA , and her team with McMurray Medical, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, developed the breathing tool to maintain adequate ventilation for surgery or other medical procedures.

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Nurse Scientists: Leading Nursing Innovation and Scholarship 

Daily Nurse

Danielle Sarik, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, is a nurse scientist and pediatric nurse practitioner with an inspiring career history. Dr. Sarik’s current focus is research on healthcare evaluation, with an emphasis on the factors that influence safety, health outcomes, healthcare delivery, and the nursing workforce.

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Reduce unnecessary transfers from clinics to EDs

American Nurse

UAB Hospital leadership concluded that an alternative to ED transfers could improve access to appropriate care, create a more convenient pathway for patients, and improve health outcomes. What we did The QI project team included ambulatory senior leadership, nursing administration, and ambulatory quality personnel.

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Meet the New President of the AANP: Stephen A. Ferrara

Minority Nurse

Ferrara , DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, as the organization’s new president, taking the reigns from former AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN in late-June. Ferrara is passionate about health information technology and integrating evidence-based practice into daily nursing practice. So it’s been great.

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Nurse Leaders Are Critical to the Future of Nursing

Relias

At the same time, nurses stepped into new leadership roles, influenced policy decisions, and expanded access to care in innovative ways. One of the strongest themes in the report was the need for stronger nurse leadership at every level within healthcare organizations, public health, policymaking, and education.

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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.