Melander, Sheila Howard, Patricia B Williams, Tracy E Tharp-Barrie, Kim El-Mallakh, Peggy MacCallum, Tricia
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Colleges of Nursing (CONs) and health care organizations (HCOs) are increasingly embracing academic-practice partnerships (AcaPP). An HCO's workforce development plan prompted an AcaPP agreement with a CON for the purpose of increasing the number of doctor of nursing practice (DNP) advanced practice nurses in the HCO. Over a period of 6 years, 4 co...
Chang, Chih-Lun Tang, Gau-Jun Wu, Chin-Pyng Pu, Christy Chen, Hsin-Chih
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
In Taiwan, nurse practitioners (NPs) have taken on expanded clinical roles in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to insufficient staffing of attending physicians and resident physicians. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of NP staffing on the quality of patient care in ICUs. This is a retrospective study that selected pati...
Cabrera, Jacqueline P
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Postpartum depression and diabetes are common diagnoses affecting many childbearing women annually. Nevertheless, disease management by the primary care provider can be complicated by late entry to care or insufficient care. Pharmacotherapeutic interventions must be initiated appropriately to address the disease progression while supporting breastf...
Creedon, Eliza S Maloy, Melony K DelloStritto, Rita A
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) was first described in the literature in 2004. The pathophysiology of CHS remains largely unknown. The syndrome is becoming more prevalent in inpatient settings and emergency departments as the legal usage of cannabis proliferates, although it is often not recognized when encountered. While symptoms of CHS are...
Poot, Betty Nelson, Katherine Zonneveld, Rebecca Weatherall, Mark
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners (NPs) in New Zealand (NZ) prescribe a broad range of medicines; little is known about their prescribing practice for older adults. Potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) can cause more harm than benefit. This study reports on the prescribing of PIMs to older adults (≥65 years) by NPs in NZ. A subset analysis using data from ...
Daftarian, Zahra Bowen, Pamela G
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Type 2 diabetes and obesity are prevalent throughout the United States, and they occur at even higher rates in some southern states. This project aimed at improving outcomes for overweight/obese patients with prediabetes, thus reducing their risk of progression to type 2 diabetes. Twenty-four adults with a diagnosis of prediabetes and body mass ind...
Benenson, Irina Waldron, Frederick A Bradshaw, Molly J
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Hypertension in older adults is extremely common. It constitutes the major modifiable risk factor of cardiovascular disease, premature disability, and death. Despite proven benefits of blood pressure (BP) reduction in older individuals, there is a considerable disagreement between major guidelines surrounding the optimal levels of BP treatment and ...
Chee, Mark Lenti, Gena Farnan, Jeanne Cook, Michelle Weissman, Arlene Wallingford, September Moriates, Christopher Shah, Neel Lynch, Shalini Stebbins, Marilyn
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Although generic oral contraceptives (OCPs) can improve adherence and reduce health care expenditures, use of generic OCPs remains low, and the factors that affect generic prescribing are not well understood. We aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators of generic OCP prescribing and potential solutions to increase generic OCP prescribing, ...
Coppa, Denise Barcelos Winchester, Suzy
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioner (NP) faculties are challenged to offer programs that balance didactic knowledge with the clinical experiences required to prepare graduates for the complexities of health care. Students have the stress of extrapolating the information they obtain during these programs and applying it to postgraduation certification examinations. ...
Dion, Kimberly Chiodo, Lisa Whynott, Liz Loftus, Brita Alvarez, Pedro Shanahan, Jillian Quaglia, Gabriel Roman, Antonio Sorbi, Elizabeth Wilkins-Carmody, Donna
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Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Access to adequate health care in the United States is often hindered by an individual's location, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle. Among those underserved are people who inject drugs (PWID), who are affected by stigma and discrimination. The purpose of this study was to describe the utilization of preventative health care services obtained by ...
