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Nurse Practitioners News

New Nursing Home Patients May Wait to See a Doctor When Medicare patients are discharged from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility, the time it takes for a doctor or advanced-level practitioner to see them for a first evaluation can vary widely, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health Information, April 8, 2019
HM 2019 Telemedicine Relieves Night Gaps, Specialist Shortages The benefits of telemedicine, for both hospitals and physicians, extend beyond the medical realm, experts explain.
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2019

Stop Limiting Access to Opioid Addiction Meds, Experts Say
Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2019
New Study to Explore Issues, Vision for Next Decade of Nursing
Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2019
Physicians, Nurses Prioritize Mindfulness Differently
Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2019
AAPM 2019 Novel Program Trains Nurse Practitioners to Manage Pain Patients
Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2019

Nurse Practitioners Perspective

Triggering Palliative Care in Late-Stage Dementia A pilot randomized trial demonstrates a way to provide access to palliative care for patients with late-stage dementia.
Medscape Nurses, April 9, 2019
How Specific Should an Employment Contract Be? A nurse practitioner negotiating an employment contract wants it to specify her work hours. Is this a reasonable request?
Medscape Nurses, March 26, 2019

Working for a Remote Intensive Care Unit: How Does It Differ?
Medscape Hospital Medicine, March 18, 2019
'Outside' Income-Producing Activities Forbidden
Medscape Nurses, March 18, 2019
Confronting Transphobia in Healthcare
Medscape Internal Medicine, March 8, 2019
A Patient Refuses Best Medical Advice. What Should I Do?
Medscape Nurses, March 5, 2019

Journals

Barriers and Facilitators of FIT Colorectal Cancer Screening
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, April 11, 2019
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Long-term Care Settings
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 4, 2019
Canadian HIV Care Settings as PCMHs
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, April 4, 2019
Attitudes and Barriers to Management of Vulvovaginal Atrophy
Menopause, March 28, 2019
Standardized Morphine Infusions for Use in Children
BMC Anesthesiology, March 19, 2019

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