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NPs Get Stressed, Too! How They Can Manage It.
Being a Nurse Practitioner can be physically taxing and emotionally arduous. Here are 11 self-focused strategies to reduce that stress.
Life as a Traveling PA
Curious about locum tenens work as a PA? Here’s a handy list of things you might want to know.
More NPs Choosing Primary Care
In 2017, more than 89% of NPs were prepared in primary care programs.
Nurse Practitioners Can Ease Discharge Process
A meeting with a nurse practitioner prior to discharge could improve the discharge process for patients.
Kim’s Blog: Bringing Hope and Meaning to the End of Life
Last week, I geared up for a tremendously difficult patient—one that was facing the last vestiges of life, fraught with battling metastatic cancer.
Does a Doctorate of Nursing Practice Make a Difference in Patient Care?
The question of whether the DNP impacts patient care has arisen among many NPs who hold those DNPs.
New AMA Policy Opposes Autonomous State PA Boards
At the annual meeting of the AMA, held June 9-14, 2017, delegates passed a resolution opposing autonomous state PA boards.
Uncovering the “Hidden Value” of PAs
If a PA treats a patient but the service is billed under a physician’s NPI number, did the PA contribute any revenue to the practice?
Nurse Practitioner Demand Eclipses Doctors As States Lift Hurdles
Nurse practitioners are more in demand than most physicians as states allow direct access to patients for these increasingly popular health professionals.
OH Expands Prescriptive Authority for Certain APRNs
This new “exclusionary” formulary applies to Ohio’s certified nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse midwives.