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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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A Spy in Your Exam Room?
June 17, 2008 10:23 AM by Jennifer Ford
A woman comes in to see you about migraines. You take a history, you spend time getting to know her, you treat her to the best of your ability. But what would you do if you found out she was hired to "fake" her illness to check up on your work? This is Read More...
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What Did You Learn in Your DNP Program?
June 3, 2008 8:21 AM by Jill Rollet
With any large new program that seeks to change how thingshave always been done, you're going to find some naysayers. The call to makethe doctor of nursing practice degree the credential for entry to the NP professionhas plenty of skeptics. Experienced Read More...
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Canadian Physicians Employing More NPs
April 28, 2008 3:03 PM by Jennifer Ford
According to an article in Canada's National Review of Medicine, physician employment of NPs increased by 30% in the last year. The article includes an informative map listing the numbers of NPs working in each province of Canada. About the numbers of Read More...
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Article: "Doctor Nurse"
April 28, 2008 1:56 PM by Jennifer Ford
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune published a story today titled " A Doctor and a Nurse, All in One Package ." The article explains the doctorate of nursing practice rather well, touting the effectivemness of NP and DNP care: According to Delaney, Read More...
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BONs to Visit NP Practices on 24-Hour Notice
April 24, 2008 3:13 PM by Jennifer Ford
According to the Nursing Law Report by the Carson Company, the board of nursing in North Carolina and other states will be conducting random reviews of NP practices with just 24 hours' notice. The review categories are as follows: Approval & practice Read More...
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Many New NP Practices … and a Resource
April 23, 2008 7:48 AM by Jill Rollet
I have only anecdotal evidence, but it seems that there are a lot of new NP practices opening out there. In the past few weeks, I've received four Practice Snapshot surveys from NPs who've been in business just since the end of 2007 — two of whom I convinced Read More...
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Rate Your Provider. A Good Idea?
March 27, 2008 9:26 AM by Jill Rollet
Angie's List has plans to let consumers rate their health care providers. The 12-year-old Indianapolis-based company maintains lists of consumer ratings for all kinds of local businesses and services. According to a company press release, the 600,000 Read More...
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The Name Game
March 26, 2008 8:44 AM by Jill Rollet
We can keep pointing out the differences between NPs and physician assistants, but other health care professionals often want to speak about the two groups together. When they do, they encounter a language problem. Instead of referring to the single group Read More...
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Do You Need Your Own Malpractice Policy?
March 18, 2008 9:40 AM by Jill Rollet
Conventional wisdom says that NPs shouldn't rely on an employer-provided malpractice policy. The reasoning is this: The responsibility of an insurance provider is to the person or entity who pays for the policy. In a lawsuit that names both the NP and Read More...
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