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The First Year: What to Expect When Running a New Nurse Practitioner Practice

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Patient Retention Strategies: Provide exceptional care and follow-up with patients after their visits. Balancing Administrative Duties with Patient Care As the practice owner, youll wear many hatsclinician, manager, marketer, and more. Onboarding Staff: Train staff on your workflows, technology, and practice policies.

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Upsells in Healthcare: Ethical, Legal, Risky?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

As an NP in private practice, youre balancing patient care with operating a business. Upselling and cross-selling are widely used practices to do just that; they increase the value of a sale or service. Unfortunately, the two dont always align. What are Upsells and Cross-Sells? Are Upsells and Cross-Sells Ethical ?

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22 Non-Clinical Occupational Therapy Jobs to Consider

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

AOTA advocates that entrepreneurship offers occupational therapy practitioners diverse opportunitiesfrom private practice and consulting to telehealth, online businesses and product creationto make a meaningful impact in their communities. Start Your OT Practice Starting your private practice may be easier than you think.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Beyond the Ballot: Talking to Kids About Loss and Uncertainty After an Election

The Relentless School Nurse

When a family member dies, we reassure children that they will still be loved and cared for, and that their lives will be the same, even in the midst of an overwhelming family crisis. Among the topics are: self-assessment, compassion for self and others, grieving the loss of patients & colleagues and witnessing trauma in the work place.

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A Career In Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Diversity Nursing

T he pandemic has increased the need for Mental Health care. Mental Health Nurses work in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient work settings , either as a specialty position or in primary care. Providing nursing care following a treatment plan. Teaching patients self-care activities. More than 75% of all U.S.

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States With Full Practice Authority Ensure Access to Nurse Practitioners

Nurse.com

territories now give patients full and direct access to the high-quality care NPs deliver. This year, both New York and Kansas took decisive action to adopt full practice authority (FPA). . Each year, 355,000 licensed NPs see patients for primary, acute, specialty, and long-term care across every healthcare setting.

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Exciting Nursing Career Paths for the Aging Nurse

Minority Nurse

A telehealth nurse may staff a patient advice line, perform care coordination functions, or help patients manage their medications and other aspects of their healthcare. Nurses specializing in cardiac, critical care , and other areas may find opportunities for this type of distance nursing.