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State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce

NASHP

State Strategies to Support the Future of the Primary Care Physician and Nursing Workforce December 7, 2022 / by Elaine Chhean , Anita Cardwell , Lauren Block (Aurrera Health Group), and Sarah Tocher (Aurrera Health Group). High-quality primary care is foundational to a healthy society and well-functioning health care systems.

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The Doctorate degree: Do I need it?

Pro CRNA

In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announced a bold recommendation that the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) be established as the gateway for entry to practice degree for all advanced practice nurses. Does the Doctorate degree make me a better anesthesia provider?

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Telehealth heavy hitter Dr. Roy Schoenberg on virtual care in 2023

Healthcare It News

We've reached a point where physicians and nurses are prescribing virtual care. Within physician practices, medical assistants are triaging patients for virtual encounters when the manner in which they are seen – in person or virtually – is less important than the need for speedy access to care.

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To Follow or Not: The Rules About Patient Safety

Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D

Healthcare today is about a surgical team, nurses who work on the same unit, and multiple doctors and nurses who treat patients in the emergency room. In truth, safety begins and ends with everyone throughout the community taking action and modeling safe practices. So, the safety of a patient is a shared responsibility.

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Newsletter, July 2023

Patient Safety Movement

How did airlines become so safe? It was by putting in safe practices, such as pre-flight checklists and asking the team to speak up if they perceive a problem and report “near misses” without fear of retribution. It was not by telling the pilots not to crash!

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#BeBurnsAware – What To Know on National Burn Awareness Day

Health Populi

My teacher for better understanding burns and public health has been Krissie Stiles, a long-time burns nurse specialist and Ambassador to the Children’s Burns Trust in the UK. I have become more bullish on Burn Awareness as I’ve come to learn more about the impact burns have on public, family, and children’s health globally.

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45 Common CPT Codes for Physical Therapy You NEED to Know

Etactics

million nursing home residents fall at least once per year. The repetitive movements help with muscle memory, ensuring that someone can perform the movements safely when they are not in therapy. But you could also seriously fracture a bone. For instance, half of the 1.6