Advocate nurse leaders help ‘write the book’ on virtual nursing
The certification aims to validate a practitioner’s competency in providing care in a virtual setting.
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Physician, nursing groups oppose APRN Compact
Mackenzie Bean (Twitter) Becker’s Hospital Review Some physician and nursing groups are challenging efforts to enact a multistate licensing compact for advanced practice registered nurses. The compact would enable APRNs with more than 2,080 hours of practice to hold one multistate license, allowing them to work in other compact part states without obtaining additional licenses.
Wellness product lies? Time for honest patient conversations
This transcript has been edited for clarity. MDedge Internal Medicine Hi. I’m Art Caplan. I’m at the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. We have many debates and arguments that are swirling around about the out-of-control costs of Medicare. Many people are arguing we’ve got to
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Urgent needs in nurse practitioner education
“There are programs graduating nurse practitioners with no experience, and that’s incredibly challenging for them, for the hospitals and for the clinics they go into,”
CDC to invest $118M to prevent maternal deaths
The CDC is investing $118.5 million in public health infrastructure to identify and prevent pregnancy-related deaths.
Hawaii hospital locks out nurses after strike
Nurses attempting to return to work Sept. 14 were met by Troy Branstetter, the hospital’s vice president of general services, and told they could not return because of the lockout.
Hawaii nurses file unfair labor charge after hospital plans lockout
“Instead of addressing the staffing needs … HPH/Kapi’olani have chosen to make the problems worse by locking out local nurses and bringing in underqualified replacement workers from the mainland,”
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First Impressions Count in Healthcare
Whether interacting with patients or colleagues, healthcare providers should strive to demonstrate empathy, respect, and professionalism from the outset.
How Should Unethical Legacies in Medical History Be Handled?
Reexamining legacy helps identify practices and individuals whose actions may not meet today’s ethical standards, encouraging a shift towards honoring those who have made positive contributions without ethical compromises.
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PAs urge AMA to drop ‘scope creep’ campaign
“Your campaign against ‘scope creep’ is a thinly veiled effort to maintain outdated practices, rather than confronting the urgent issues we face today.”