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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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NPs Will Be Empaneled on Florida's Blue Cross Blue Shield
July 2, 2009 1:06 PM by Jennifer Ford
Whereas previously NPs were only accepted as part of a new discount family insurance plan, ( New Discount Plan to Include NPs ), now the company plans to include and reimburse NPs directly. This is a great move toward full recognition of NPs' abilities Read More...
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First-Time AANP Conference Attendee: Part 3
June 26, 2009 12:11 PM by Jennifer Ford
This is the third post in a series by first-time AANP conference attendees. Cheryll N. Simmons is a family nurse practitioner student at the University of Miami. At the completion of her program in August of 2009, she will continue her studies at UM, Read More...
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First-Time AANP Conference Attendee: Part 2
June 24, 2009 3:54 PM by Jennifer Ford
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the ADVANCE Voice NP blog by guest bloggers who were first-time attendees to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) annual conference, held this year in Nashville. This post comes from Deborah Read More...
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DNP Still Stirs Emotions at NP Conference
June 17, 2009 7:33 PM by Jennifer Ford
The first day of sessions at the largest NP conference in history has come to a close. There are officially over 4,500 NPs attending the 24th National Conference of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and even in the largest Gaylord resort in Read More...
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The Changing Face of Pharma
March 24, 2009 8:43 AM by Michelle Pronsati
Over the past year or so, nurse practitioner organizations have received less and less financial support from the pharmaceutical industry for various events at national and state conferences. This started as a result of significant shifts in marketing Read More...
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PA Says DNPs Shouldn’t Be Called "Doctor"
February 10, 2009 2:03 PM by Jennifer Ford
Blogger Physasst writes a blog about the PA profession, "Are You a Doctor??" and yesterday wrote a post called " DNP title... " in which he states that NPs have "gone off the deep end" by pursuing the DNP. He also comments on the use of the title "doctor" Read More...
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DNP Introduced to the Public
January 21, 2009 8:44 AM by Jill Rollet
Monday's Bismark (N.D.) Tribune ran a positive article introducing the role of nurse practitioners with a DNP to the public. "Nurse Who Is Also a Doctor" featured nurse practitioner Stacey Pfenning, who has a doctor of nursing practice degree. Although Read More...
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Antibiotics Giveaways?
January 7, 2009 12:08 PM by Jennifer Ford
Wegman's announced that it would give away free antibiotics to its loyalty club members during this winter's cold and flu season. So in every Wegman's store with a pharmacy, patients who come to fill their antibiotic scripts will get a free 14-day supply. Read More...
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Doctorate of Nursing Practice Conference
October 10, 2008 9:55 PM by Jennifer Ford
A seed planted as a clinical doctorate project bloomed into the first annual doctorate of nursing practice conference . A group of DNP students from the University of Tennessee-Memphis created DNP LLC in 2006 to connect DNPs and DNP students, share information, Read More...
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Video: Potential Restrictions to Arkansas NPs
September 19, 2008 2:54 PM by Jennifer Ford
TodaysTHV.com, the Web site of KTHV-DT local news station of Little Rock, Ark., recently covered a potentially limiting regulation that has been introduced in Arkansas. Regulation 30 would create a new collaborative practice agreement that would limit Read More...
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Providing Care Online
August 20, 2008 4:09 PM by Jennifer Ford
In a recent post to the Wall Street Journal's blog, titled " Internet Visits With Doctors Can Beat Office Appointments ," a physician makes the case for offering consultations online. "I think 20% of my routine office visits could be handled safely and Read More...
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Talking to Reporters
August 11, 2008 7:56 AM by Jill Rollet
A nice article about nurse practitioners showed up in the New York City edition of yesterday's New York Times . Although titled " Yes, the P.A. Will See You Now ," the article looks at both physician assistant and NP roles, and it does a good job covering Read More...
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Editorial: DNP a Bad Idea
July 23, 2008 11:31 AM by Jennifer Ford
An editorialist for The Washington Times wrote an article about the DNP last week that makes some interesting points worth pondering. In Dane Stangler's " Doctor nurse will see you now ," he says he believes the DNP is a bad idea, mainly because with Read More...
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NP and PA Collaboration Discussed at Conference
June 27, 2008 5:42 PM by Jennifer Ford
Members of the ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners staff, namely myself and Managing and Web Editor Jill Rollet, are in attendance at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Over 3,500 inquisitive NPs are Read More...
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