Nurse Practitioner

By Nirmala M. Sivaprakasapillai, MD

A pharmacist- or nurse practitioner-led deprescribing intervention successfully reduced medication use among hospitalized older adults who were discharged or transitioning to a post-acute care facility, data show.

California voters turned down a union-backed ballot initiative by more than a 2-1 margin on election night that would have created stricter rules for dialysis clinic operations.

The National Kidney Foundation’s Council of Advanced Practice Providers issues a biennial online survey to assess roles, compensation, benefits, trends in job description, payment models and benefits among advanced practitioners.

FORT WORTH, Texas— In this video from the American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Symposium, Lesley C. Dinwiddie, MSN, RN, FNP, CNN, provides details on the Partnering for Quality Care educational series offered for nurses.

Nurse-led education for patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis, who are beginning biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, is effective at changing behaviors to prevent adverse events, according to data.

Advanced practitioners have gained considerable ground this past year in their profession.

Infusing diversity, equity and inclusion in educational systems can help address structural and cultural barriers and stigma in substance use disorder care, according to a presentation during the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference.

In a video interview with Healio, Lyons Hardy, MS, RN, P-MHNP, talked about the importance of addressing tobacco use disorder in psychiatric patients.

For Gabriella Tucci, NP, summer camp as a teenager was an unforgettable experience, although not in the ways one might expect.