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NPs in 2025: Trends to Watch 

Minority Nurse

Those technologies, he said, use a microphone that’s set up in the exam room that is picking up the conversation between the NP and the patient and is not just transcribing the conversation but also putting it into an exam note format would be used for documentation purposes.

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

Create a care plan based on the patient’s ASD assessment, communicate it to all care team members, and document it in the patient health record. Admission history document. Behavioral health intervention team. If the patient is ever re-admitted, the care team can retrieve and update the document as needed.

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Researchers Aim to Improve Cancer Outcomes Among People Experiencing Homelessness

Consult QD

There are also documented misconceptions in the medical community around the ability of people experiencing homelessness to adhere to treatment plans. There may be underlying physical or mental health issues on top of that, making navigating a complex health system especially trying.”

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The Importance of the Resident Assessment Instrument Process

IntelyCare

The RAI process is also a federal requirement from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as outlined in section §483. Compliance The most recent ‘comprehensive’ assessment (initial or periodic assessment) is often referred to as the primary resident document and is the representation of the resident’s overall health status.

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New Year, New Congress and Administration, Same Mission.

Capitol Beat

For our regulatory advocacy, ANAs Policy Team has crafted a priorities document to share with internal and external stakeholders and policymakers. Congress must take action to improve nurse staffing and reduce burnout, such as investing in mental health and substance use dependence support for nurses.

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ANA-NY – President’s Message | September 2024

American Nurse

Outdated language in Medicare and Medicaid regulations were written in 1965 before APRNs were providers in the U.S. Improving Care for Veterans Recommendations approved focused on access to Veterans Health Services and competency in veterans’ health needs by all nurses. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) (H.R.

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ANA Makes Nurses’ Voices Heard on Equity and Efficiency

Capitol Beat

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity Within CMS Programs. Advancing Health Equity and COVID-19 PHEs : Continuing their work on advancing health equity, CMS asked how to better help eliminate health disparities.

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