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Pennsylvania Gov. Says NPs Are the Solution
August 31, 2009 1:51 PM by Jill Rollet
Writing in today's issue of USA Today, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell champions nurse practitioners as the means to universal access to healthcare. Together with Tine Hansen-Turton, who is CEO of the National Nursing Centers Consortium headquartered in Read More...
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Nurse Practitioners: Are You "Filling a Gap?"
August 6, 2009 1:13 PM by Jennifer Ford
The recent hype in the media about NPs being able to "fill in" where primary care physicians are clearing out makes me wonder: Are NPs really "filling a gap" like they claim? Or is there more to it? Check out this wsaw.com video on the topic, which features Read More...
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Perspectives on NPs at CNN
July 30, 2009 8:02 AM by Jill Rollet
A couple weeks ago CNN asked readers who should fill the "doctor" shortage. Nine responses are now posted on CNNMoney.com -- two from NPs, three from physicians and one each from a med student, a PA, an EMT and a consumer. Everyone but the EMT address Read More...
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Michael Jackson's Nurse Practitioner: She's an NP
July 9, 2009 12:21 PM by Jennifer Ford
Cherilynn Lee, NP, has been all over the media, relating her claims about Michael Jackson's death. Her story involves Michael asking her for treatment of his insomnia using the anesthetic Diprivan, which is usually only available in the hospital setting Read More...
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Nurse Practitioner Who Treated Michael Jackson Speaks in His Defense
July 1, 2009 1:09 PM by Jennifer Ford
The media has been bombarding us with news about Michael Jackson's death, which hasn't been noteworthy for our blog until today, when California nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee spoke up in defense of Michael Jackson, who Lee says sought sedatives from Read More...
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Aussies Hop on Retail Health Bandwagon
May 26, 2009 1:57 PM by Jennifer Ford
NPs will be the primary providers at walk-in clinics in Australia, according to a news item in The Australian. The clinics will be housed in public hospitals, and the prime minister of Australia said, "I think it is fantastic that we have a greater role Read More...
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Nurse Practitioners Are the Answer
May 11, 2009 11:27 AM by Jennifer Ford
The American Academy of Nursing hosted a conference call on Friday, May 8, 2009 with statements from hard-hitting nurse practitioner advocates who spoke up on behalf of NPs as a crucial part of our evolving healthcare system. The goal of the call was Read More...
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NPs Calm Patients' Swine Flu Fears
May 4, 2009 9:58 AM by Jennifer Ford
"Congratulations, you have strep throat," said Teresa Long, during a visit with a patient worried he had swine flu. She saw him in a Take Care clinic after his repeated attempts to be seen at other clinics when he started to feel sick, according to " Read More...
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Nurse Practitioner Publicity
April 14, 2009 12:54 PM by Jennifer Ford
We are seeing increasing coverage of nurse practitioners in the news. For example, in Sunday's edition of the Naples News of Florida, we see a long article describing the increase of NPs and PAs in primary care . Several heavy hitters in the NP and PA Read More...
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AANP Video Promotes NPs
March 25, 2009 2:51 PM by Jill Rollet
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) has produced a wonderful informational video promoting nurse practitioners -- and they released it first on Google and YouTube. Less than 24 hours after its release, the YouTube version had more than Read More...
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Allow Florida Nurse Practitioners to Prescribe
March 19, 2009 12:06 PM by Jennifer Ford
Florida and Alabama are now the only two remaining states where by law nurse practitioners cannot prescribe controlled substances. This year, the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses (made up of several NP and nursing groups in Florida) has worked Read More...
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Flurry of Media on NP-Led Clinics
February 4, 2009 10:26 AM by Jennifer Ford
Recently I've seen a lot of news about NP-staffed and NP-led clinics and programs. If you're interested in seeing what your fellow NPs have been up to, read the following articles: AeroClinic Opens Site at Philadelphia Airport Breast Cancer Survivorship Read More...
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NP Staffs Mobile Health Clinic
January 30, 2009 9:08 AM by Jennifer Ford
Today I read a short article describing the activities of a mobile health clinic that actually spoke volumes. " Bridge to Health offers services " details the workings of a health clinic bus owned and operated by the Palo Pinto General Hospital, which Read More...
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NP Featured in Job Column
January 26, 2009 12:20 PM by Jill Rollet
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer featured nurse practitioner Tracy Naylor in its Sunday "It's My Job" column. The questionnaire-format column introduces people with "interesting" jobs to the public: What does a nurse practitioner do? "We're an extension Read More...
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MinuteClinic NPs Talk Shop
January 21, 2009 3:37 PM by Jennifer Ford
Nurse practitioners Marina Ordiner and Cheryl MacDonald were interviewed by the Philadelphia Business Journal in " As Retail-Based Clinics Grow, So Do Jobs for Specialty Nurses ." The NPs describe the work they do in a retail clinic as well as how and Read More...
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