Bulk of nursing home work for nurse practitioners remains nonclinical, finds study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
‘Unprecedented’ growth of nurse-practitioners contributes to drop in RNs
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 06, 2020
The number of NPs doubled to about 190,000 between 2010 and 2017. There’s also been a shift in where they work.
Nurse practitioners improve transfer process, reduce errors, study finds
By
Oct 25, 2016
Specially trained nurse practitioners help nursing homes improve the resident transfer process and reduce errors, recently published research shows.
Empower NPs, reduce hospitalizations
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
Maximizing the authority of nurse practitioners is associated with reduced hospitalization of skilled nursing facility residents, according to findings recently published in Nursing Outlook.
Combatting UTIs with juice and good labs
Jun 19, 2014
Here’s the good news: A juice may reduce the incidences of urinary tract infections in nursing home residents by up to 50%. That has huge implications for a problem that plagues seniors, not to mention...
60 seconds with … Leonard Gelman, M.D., CMD
Apr 01, 2014
Q: What motivated the recent decision to extend AMDA membership to nurse practitioners?
A: The last set of stats that I saw, about 25% of visits in nursing homes are done by nurse practitioners. This trend...
AMDA to allow NPs, physician assistants as full members
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
The American Medical Director’s Association has a new name and will now allow nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants full membership.
Nurse practitioners struggle to be taken seriously: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
Nurse practitioners are among professionals who are often misunderstood, according to a new management study.
Greater use of NPs boosts primary care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
States with the fewest restrictions on nurse practitioners have two-and-a-half times more patients receiving primary care, per a new analysis.
How to do it … wound care
Jul 01, 2013
Given the importance of treating sores and other open areas on the skin, there are countless possible approaches to managing wound care. No small part of the challenge for providers is making sure treatment...