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Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
September 13, 2012 8:01 AM by Beverly Clayton

"America has spoken" says Nick Cannon from America's Got Talent and the winner is: The American People! This is the feeling of many when the Supreme Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is constitutional. Are the American Read More...

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Bacteria in the Urine
February 23, 2012 7:46 AM by Samantha Damren

To treat or not to treat, that is the dilemma. In my current job I divide my time between the clinic environment and the hospital. The patients and disease processes I see in the hospital setting are exceptionally diverse, however, the process to hunt Read More...

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Hospitals Rejecting NP Orders
December 21, 2010 11:57 AM by Wendy Rivard

Once a nurse, always a nurse. I’ve written before about the troubles I have getting some hospitals to accept my orders for tests, obtaining results and making referrals to specialists. In these instances, I am asked who is my “supervising” physician. Read More...

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I Am the Healthcare Crisis
September 21, 2009 10:26 AM by B. Steiner

I am sure that nothing drives home the need for healthcare reform more than being an actual healthcare provider. Of course, I was already aware of the issues being a RN. But a whole new dimension is added as an NP that orders labs, tests and medications. Read More...

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Signed Blank Prescriptions: A Cautionary Tale
October 7, 2008 11:37 AM by Jill Rollet

Here at ADVANCE we’re working on a news report about a Florida nurse practitioner who is under criminal indictment for filling out blank prescriptions signed beforehand by her supervising physician. NPs in Florida still have no controlled substances prescriptive Read More...

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Prostate Cancer Awareness: A Storm Continues to Brew
September 22, 2008 1:42 PM by Melody Davis

For those who know me and those of you who will get to know me through this blog, I am passionate about quite a few things. Topping that list are my children, family, finding a cure for cancer, activism and patient advocacy, to name a few. Therefore, Read More...

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