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Why Nurse Practitioners are a Solution to Rural Healthcare Challenges

Health Leaders | Nursing

With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NPs) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say. We are up to more than 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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

Daily Nurse

American Association of Nurse Practitioners ( AANP ) and more than 235 organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings.

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Leveling the Playing Field for Rural Health Providers

Health Leaders | Nursing

The only thing we request of community hospitals is promotion." We are up to more than 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S. of full-time NPs seeing Medicare patients and 82% seeing Medicaid patients. Nurse practitioners are trained to look comprehensively at the individual."

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

Minority Nurse

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) welcomed Stephen A. What do you look forward to most at the helm of one of nursing’s most influential organizations? It’s just great to be leading the largest NP organization that represents over 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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Connecting the dots with cannabis care

American Nurse

In September 2023, the American Nurses Association (ANA) announced the formal recognition of cannabis nursing as a specialty. Individuals use cannabis and nurses will care for them as patients, according to NCSBN’s “National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana,” a 2018 supplement to the Journal of Nursing Regulation.

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Legislative Update

American Nurse

As we work to foster better work environments for South Carolina nurses and to ensure superior care for patients, the South Carolina Nurses Association (SCNA) has been actively engaged in advocating for several key pieces of legislation during the 2024 legislative session. Below is a brief synopsis of each bill.

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2023 Regulatory Advocacy Roundup

Capitol Beat

ANA’s regulatory engagements, though sometimes overlooked, are an important part of our advocacy on behalf of more than 5 million nurses in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the main focus of advocacy is the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its subagency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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