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Better Nurse Staffing Linked to Fewer C-Sections

Daily Nurse

. “While nurses intuitively know that having enough nurses to provide the attentive care that mothers and babies need and deserve improves outcomes, research has been minimal in linking maternity nurse staffing and patient outcomes,” said Kathleen Rice Simpson, a perinatal clinical nurse specialist at Mercy Hospital St.

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Hospitals with the Most Vulnerable Maternity Patients Understaffed with Nurses

Minority Nurse

for the most vulnerable childbearing populations, including Black mothers and those insured by Medicaid. Nurses play a central role in the 3.6 These same nurse-to-patient ratios were included in the AWHONN nurse staffing standards published in 2022. million births in U.S. hospitals each year.

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The End of the Public Health Emergency and What this Means for Nurses

Capitol Beat

ANA has worked with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on making waivers permanent, but CMS believes that they do not have the authority to make any additional waivers permanent. The end of the PHE will also have an effect on the Medicaid program. 42 CFR §482.12(c)(1)–(2)

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

Daily Nurse

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. Yet, despite the high-quality healthcare NPs provide to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, barriers still exist within the programs that prevent the effective and efficient delivery of care.

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COVID-19 skin manifestations

American Nurse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won’t reimburse hospitals for the care of this condition and may apply a value-based penalty fee. Lisa Goode is a medical–surgical clinical nurse specialist in the Department of Defense in Kentucky.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1 million in the year before the pandemic to 32.5 million from March 2020 to February 2021.

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The Breadth of Caring for Those with Chronic Conditions

American Nurse

Therefore, the nurse’s plan of care must be flexible to accommodate the changing presentation of the condition and how it is affected by aging, the environment (including nutrition), and whether there is the presence of other conditions.