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NPs Improve Mortality Rates, Patient Satisfaction, Costs, Study Finds

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Hospitals with more Nurse Practitioners have 21 percent fewer deaths after common surgical procedures, higher patient satisfaction and lower costs.

Vital Vaccines For Older Women

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Lack of vaccine recommendations by healthcare providers has been linked to low vaccine utilization by patients.

Patients, Providers Feel Growing Pains of Telemedicine

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Clinics and private practices pivoted to telemedicine but the video services were not equally prepared for the titanic influx in users.

$103 Million in Grants to Address Burnout in Rural Healthcare

Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the availability of $103 million in grants for healthcare organizations to address burnout in the healthcare workforce, particularly in rural and underserved communities.

Nurse Practitioners Should Get Reimbursement Parity

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Nurse practitioners should be reimbursed by Medicare at 100 percent, up from the current 85 percent, to bring them into parity with physicians, according to the authors of a paper.

Position Statement: Cervical Cancer Screening

Cancer Screening
Identifying populations within one’s own community that are facing barriers to cervical cancer screening and follow-up is essential as a first step.

Telehealth Will Continue After Pandemic, NPs say

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Telehealth is here to stay after the pandemic, said 67 percent of the respondents to a Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) survey conducted in April.

The Hard Realities of a ‘No Jab, No Job’ Mandate for Health Care Workers

Assessment & Management
Nurse practitioners were the least hesitant to get vaccinated. Home health care aides, EMTs and nursing assistants showed the highest hesitancy among front-line health workers.

Professional development: The DNP and PhD as a WHNP

Professional Development
There has been a progressive decline in the number of PhD students since the implementation of the DNP.

Navigating challenges for preceptors: Results from the WHNP Workforce Survey

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As advanced practice nursing programs proliferate and medical students and physician assistant students also seek clinical experiences, competition for preceptors at appropriate clinical sites has intensified.
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