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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG), military com­bat exposure can increase the risk for hypertension (HTN) in veterans. Before the virtual clinic, enrolled participants received virtual video connect education from the PACT licensed pract­ical nurse (LPN) or RN.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

Nurse.com

Representing assisted living RNs, licensed practical nurses, and licensed vocational nurses, the AALNA works to promote safe, effective, and dignified nursing practice in assisted living, in an era when the number of older adults needing this type of care is increasing. The AACN promotes lifelong learning and professional growth.

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Daily Nurse

And to do that, we need to swing the pendulum and focus on preventative care, health promotion, disease identification, and early intervention because we want to keep people outside the hospital. When he was in the military, he began smoking cigarettes because they would say to smoke them if you got him. I wanted to be an accountant.

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A Nurse Making a Difference: Nurse Alice Benjamin

Minority Nurse

And to do that, we need to swing the pendulum and focus on preventative care, health promotion, disease identification, and early intervention because we want to keep people outside the hospital. When he was in the military, he began smoking cigarettes because they would say to smoke them if you got him. I wanted to be an accountant.

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

The compact allows RNs and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in both their home territory/state and other NLC states. It created this patchwork regulatory environment, which did not promote the ease of mobility that the NLC provides for.