Lifelong Learning is Our Obligation to Our Patients

Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Education / By

Interview with Satheesh Elangovan BDS, DSc, DMSc PracticeUpdate: Dr. Elangovan, can you give a brief explanation of what lifelong learning means to you? Dr. Satheesh Elangovan: It is an essential attitude that allows professionals to stay current on recent advances in their chosen field so they can provide the best care to their patients and/or enhance their research interests. PracticeUpdate: Why is …

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Tips for Maximizing Telemedicine Tools

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The greatest challenge moving forward will be how to maximize remote medical capabilities.  With telehealth now a permanent healthcare delivery option, the greatest challenge moving forward will be how to maximize remote medical capabilities to benefit both patients and providers. More than 73% of patients surveyed in a 2022 State of Telemedicine Report released by Doximity say …

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“Quiet Quiting”

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What does ‘quiet quitting’ look like at hospitals? What does ‘quiet quitting’ look like at hospitals? The trend of “quiet quitting” has recently gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Some professionals, including Generation Z …

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Biased News Story on Nurse Practitioner Profession

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, President Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, and Chief Executive Officer David Hebert, JD, of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) issued the following statement regarding WGN’s recent news story maligning the nurse practitioner (NP) profession:  “As our country endures the worst health care crisis in more than …

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A Single Vaccine Dose Appears To Protect Against COVID-19. So Why Are We Giving Two?

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Tucked inside the Food and Drug Administration’s analyses of Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines was a pleasant discovery: A single injection of either of the two-dose vaccines appears to provide strong protection against the coronavirus. With supplies of the vaccines limited — and hundreds of millions of people waiting for inoculation — this leaves epidemiologists grappling with a complicated question. Should …

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