Do you work in a healthy environment?
@PresidentAANP
Dr. April Kapu discusses how to create a healthy work environment for NPs in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
@AANP_NEWS
#NPtwitter
As we celebrate
#NPWeek
, today we recognize Deanna Stewart, DNP, RN, who designed a safe space program to help Black people cope with racism and discrimination.
#NPTwitter
"We're seeing the workforce increase in those states that have moved to full practice authority. We're seeing more NPs move to working in rural and underserved areas," said
@PresidentAANP
Dr April Kapu at
#AANP22
Read more at:
@AANP_NEWS
States that grant Full Practice Authority to NPs demonstrate more diversity and inclusion, with a higher representation of NPs of color. Click below to read more!
#FPA
#NP
#NPsofColor
In honor of
#NPWeek
, we highlight Danielle McCamey (
@DrMcCamey
), DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP, founder of
@DNPsofColor
where the mission is to increase diversity in doctoral studies, clinical practice, and leadership.
#NPsLead
Today for
#PAWeek
we highlight Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C, (
@LHunterPA
) who is director of Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Providers at
@CottageHealth
, Santa Barbara, CA, and president of the
@SEMPA360
. Check out the interview we did with him!
Even in the medical field,
#autistic
traits are frequently seen as symptoms to be “cured” rather than understood or accepted. A review published in
@AutismAdulthood
explores the concept of autistic
#masking
to avoid judgement for
#stimming
.
Nurse practitioners, physcian assistants now permitted to counsel patients through
#telehealth
regardless of the existing patient/provider relationship in new
#COVID
-19 legislation.
@AANP_NEWS
@AAPAorg
Thanks to
@WSJ
for highlighting the critical role that nurse practitioners play in primary care, and thank you to AANP Fellow Dr.
@wendywrightnp
for sharing insights from her practice with readers of this article.
#NPsLead
In honor of
#NPWeek
, we are presenting the profiles on dedicated and accomplished NPs. Learn more about
@MelissaKalensky
of
@RushUniversity
as she discusses her experiences treating patients experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
#NPsLead
Abnormal
#liver
function tests at hospital admission, especially gamma-glutamyl transferase and hypoalbuminemia, were found to be significantly correlated with severe
#COVID19
, according to study results published in
@Gut_BMJ
Did you miss the
@DNPsofColor
Annual Meeting? Researchers discussed strategies to reduce medication administration errors, reduce benzo use postoperatively in older adults, and create safe spaces for people of color in the workplace
#DNPsofColor
Start off
#PAWeek
with us and
@AAPAorg
President Jennifer Orozco as we dig deep into her career journey. In the first part of our
#PAWeekProfile
series, find out what inspired her to become a leader in the PA field.
In honor of
#NursesWeek2023
, we look back at Dr. Jessica Peck's
impassioned call for governmental and systems-based organizational change to protect and grow the nursing profession
@DrPeckPNP
#NationalNursesWeek
!
LaToya A. Patterson, PhD, CRNP, CNS, MLT presents a practical approach to managing childhood obesity in clinical practice that includes considering social determinants of health.
#obesity
#pediatrics
Read more below!
A newly introduced bipartisan bill is designed to help federal employees with work-related injuries (including
#COVID19
) access health care from NPs and PAs.
@AANP_NEWS
@PresidentAANP
@AAPAorg
Pediatric APRNs and their patients were significantly affected by the pandemic, said
@DrPeckPNP
, highlighting high burnout rates and a constrained APRN workforce pipeline at the
@NAPNAP
conference.
#NAPNAPConf
#NPs4Kids
Today for
#PAWeek
, we highlight Lamont Hunter, MPH, PA-C, (
@LHunterPA
) who is director of Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Providers at
@CottageHealth
, Santa Barbara, CA, and president of the
@SEMPA360
. Check out the interview we did with him!
Thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV diagnosis can be managed, as science is getting closer to finding a cure. Click below to read more.
#HIV
#antiretroviraldrugs
#HIVcure
"I’ve had so many clinicians reach out to me and express the positive impact the book has had on their personal life." -- Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP
@DrPeckPNP
@NAPNAP
#NPsLead
@Baylor
For chronically ill, home-based patients, telephone access to NPs is associated with decreased ED visits, according to findings presented at
#AANP2021
@AANP_NEWS
#NPtwitter
.
PA Week 2020 is behind us, but the theme continues to ring true:
#PAsAreEssential
. PAs and PA students continue to step up in major ways during this global pandemic, and we couldn't be more grateful for you. Thank you so much for spending your
#PAweek
with us.
"We do not concur that
#NPs
and
#PAs
are interchangeable. We support the distinct recognition of each type of clinician for the competence and expertise brought to the patient care setting." Interesting read from the
@JAAPAonline
May issue!
We continue honoring
#NPWeek
, by headlining Michelle M. Kelly (
@MichelleMKelly1
), PhD, CRNP, CNE, a pediatric NP who practices at a designated free and charitable community-based practice providing pediatric primary care to uninsured children.
@VUNursing
#NIAID
has launched a new study aimed at accelerating the most promising therapies in the fight against
#COVID
-19 including risankizumab,
#Skyrizi
, and
#lenzilumab
.
In the third part of our
#PAProfile
series during
#PAWeek
,
@AAPAorg
President Jennifer Orozco, PA-C, of
@RushUniversity
discusses managing burnout during the pandemic. Read the whole profile now!
Four resources to support NPs in implementing the
@CDCgov
opioid guidelines were highlighted by the CDC’s Loretta Jackson Brown, PhD, RN, CNN, in a poster session at
#AANP2021
@AANP_NEWS
#NPtwitter
.
In 2021, 10,950 PAs earned their initial certification marking the greatest number of newly certified PAs in a given year, according to the
@NCCPAcert
#PAtwitter
Great talk on health disparities: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a great revealer—demonstrating the weakness of systems around the world—further exacerbating inequalities in health, wealth and longevity, both at home and around the world.
@JeanAccius
#AAPA21
Celebrating
#NPweek
This week is National Nurse Practitioner Week and we want to take a moment to thank all Nurse Practitioners for the role they play in our patients' lives and healthcare!
Thank you, NP's for the exceptional care you provide!
NPs said that finding suitable work is a major challenge and asked for more training on mental and behavioral health as described in Pulse of the Profession report from
@NAPNAP
#NPtwitter
@DrPeckPNP
Andrea Kline-Tilford, PhD, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM, discusses nursing innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic, advances in vaccines for children, and whether in-school or virtual school is better for children.
@NAPNAP
#NPtwitter
"We have to modernize health care delivery. The old way hasn’t worked for a long time and the pandemic has heightened the need for change." --
@AAPAorg
President Dr Jennifer Orozco
#PAweek
#PAsGoBeyond
Jennifer Sonney, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, incoming president of
@NAPNAP
, discusses her research on parent-child teams for
#asthma
management and innovative
#virtualreality
programs in development at the Sonney Research Lab.
Clinicians should advise patients with PAD to “walk for exercise at a pace that induces leg discomfort,” said Mary M. McDermott, MD, of
@NUFeinbergMed
Read more at: Video: Courtesy of
@HeartNews
@JAHA_AHA
A newly introduced bipartisan bill is designed to help federal employees with work-related injuries (including
#COVID19
) access health care from NPs and PAs.
@AANP_NEWS
@PresidentAANP
@AAPAorg
California v. Texas, the Supreme Court case that will determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act, is being heard today. Read what some physicians think a repeal of the ACA means for them:
Researchers explored the neurobiology related to reward-based reinforcement learning and psychomotor retardation in patients in remission from major depressive disorder.
#depression
#psychomotorretardation
Minimally invasive loop drainage technique for soft tissue abscess is linked to better outcomes compared with incision and drainage technique and should become the method of choice for NPs, researchers said at
#AANP2021
@AANP_NEWS
#NPtwitter
.
@DNPsofColor
note that amid the history of nurses of color in America is a struggle for recognition, education, job opportunities, and parity.
#blackhistorymonth
Research findings support the use of vitamin D supplementation to help slow cognitive decline in
#Alzheimer
dementia and reduce
#Parkinson
disease symptom severity
#HIV
Update: The good news is that the FDA approved an injectable
#PrEP
-- Apretude -- given every 2 months, the bad news is that PrEP and HIV treatment are markedly underused in Black and Hispanic gay and bisexual men.
@CDCgov