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Exploring APRN Certifications: How to Choose the Right One for Your Career

Daily Nurse

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) AGNPs deliver care to the adult and older adult population by managing acute and chronic health problems. They may work in the clinic, long-term care, or acute care/hospital settings. Below, I will outline a few benefits and opportunities related to each APRN specialty.

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15 Reasons Why Nursing Positions Are in Abundance

Registered Nursing

Older adults often have more complex healthcare needs, making the demand for skilled nursing care, both in hospitals and long-term care facilities, essential. This creates a continual need for new nursing graduates to fill positions in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. Determine the impact of a structured pharmacist-led medication review—A controlled intervention study to optimise medication safety for residents in long-term care facilities.

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A Closer Look at the RN Job Description

Every Nurse

Their adaptable roles encompass transitioning patients to acute care settings when necessary. Outpatient Settings Outpatient nursing occurs in various non-hospital environments, such as occupational health, home health, physicians’ offices, urgent care, and telemedicine.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Esther Conteh

Minority Nurse

Meet Esther Conteh, BSN, MSN, Associate Vice President, Care Management at VNS Health, overseeing clinical care of VNS Health CHOICE Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) , and Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) plans. What is your title, and where do you work? That’s one thing I love about this work.

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2023 Healthcare Trends: Are You Ready?

Relias

These findings show an increased interest in seeking behavioral health care through telehealth. The COVID-19 pandemic was the push that our industry needed to become ‘open’ to the idea of telemedicine,” said Baiera.