Nurse Practitioners News

• Nurse Makes Millions Selling Her Licensing Exam Study Sheets During the pandemic lockdown, an emergency nurse learned to study for board exams by creating her own study sheets and videos. When she shared some of the study guides on TikTok, her future changed.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2023
• Nursing Students, Faculty Tackle Dual In-Flight Emergencies En route to a nurse training program in Uganda, students and faculty from the University of San Diego responded to medical emergencies on two flights, putting their skills to the test in mid-air.
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2023
• Pediatricians: We Can't Bear the Burden of Teen Angst Teenagers are experiencing record levels of sadness and sexual violence, and pediatricians say they can't be the only professionals responsible for tackling the problem.
  Medscape Medical News, March 13, 2023
• Nursing Schools Offer Loan Forgiveness Programs to Offset Nurse Shortage Schools hope the incentives will help recruit nursing students and encourage them to remain in underserved communities after graduation.
  Medscape Medical News, March 08, 2023
• Regulators Worry About Florida's Butt Lift Boom Social media lures people to South Florida's lucrative cosmetic surgery scene with the promise of cheap Brazilian butt lifts. But some say that the risks of the procedure are not understood by patients.
  Kaiser Health News, March 03, 2023
• NP-PA Turf Fights: Where the Relationship Can Improve Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) generally collaborate well, but in some areas, conflict persists.
  Medscape Medical News, March 02, 2023
• PA-NP Couple Breaks Norms With Family Medicine Clinic Black physician assistants are a small minority in the field, and even fewer own their practice, but one PA and his wife, an NP, opened a clinic that employs collaborating docs and mentors students.
  Medscape Medical News, February 28, 2023
• Can California Solve Its Ob/Gyn Shortage? As the gap between demand and supply grows, California has launched new programs and has expanded the scope of practice for non-MDs. Will the efforts solve the shortage without a turf war?
  Medscape Medical News, February 27, 2023
• RWCS 2023 Training Adaptations Vital to Alleviating Rheumatologist Shortage Training the next generation of rheumatologists will involve giving and listening to more feedback as well as using new tools to boost engagement, retention, and behavioral changes.
  MDedge News, February 23, 2023
• Underserved Regions Benefit When NPs Have Full Scope: Study More nurse practitioners of color are attracted to working in primary care in rural areas. They are able to serve more patients of color when allowed to practice to the full extent of their authority.
  Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2023
• Doctors Are Disappearing From the ER as Hospitals Cut Costs As a money-saving strategy, emergency rooms are turning to nurse practitioners and physician assistants, mid-level practitioners who earn far less than physicians.
  Kaiser Health News, February 13, 2023
• Physician Group Staffing Down, Expenses Up, New Reports Show New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice clinicians get their own patient panels.
  Medscape Medical News, February 13, 2023
• These Nurses Left Nursing Behind for Careers They Love Since nursing can be one of the most stressful careers in medicine, it's no wonder many nurses leave for greener career pastures. Here's the intel on what they're doing now.
  Medscape Medical News, February 06, 2023
• Why Many Nurse Practitioners Are Reluctant to Get Mental Health Care NPs care for everyone else but when it comes to their own mental health, they may be skimping due to stigma, fear of repercussions, and licensing concerns.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2023
• Not All White Coats Are Doctors Most patients tend to call everyone who walks into the exam room to treat them 'doctor.' But if you're an NP or a PA, correcting it can become tiresome.
  Medscape Medical News, January 19, 2023
• Paxlovid Prescribing Concerns Seen in Practitioner Survey Evidence suggests Paxlovid can improve COVID-related outcomes, so why aren't more physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and pharmacists prescribing the antiviral combination.
  Medscape Medical News, January 18, 2023
• The Decision of Where to Seek Emergency Care Is Complicated The proliferation of care options — particularly urgent care centers and free-standing emergency departments — can make the head spin. For patients, the wrong choice may mean big bills and poor health outcomes.
  Kaiser Health News, January 12, 2023
• Telehealth Parent-Child Interaction: Better Behavior in Children Approximately 13% of children have some form of developmental delay (DD) and more than half of these children also have at least one mental health disorder.
  MDedge News, January 11, 2023
• Nurses Go on Strike at Two Big New York City Hospitals The privately owned, nonprofit hospitals were postponing nonemergency surgeries, diverting ambulances to other medical centers, and pulling in temporary staffers.
  Associated Press, January 09, 2023
• Letter About Patient's Fatal Overdose Lowers Opioid Prescribing "Dear Doctor" letters reduce opioid scripts up to a year after receipt, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, January 06, 2023