Happy NP Week
by
Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Happy NP Week to all of my NP colleagues out there! If you are a patient of an NP or work with one, be sure to recognize the fine work they do every day. Here is the press r ...
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H1N What?
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
With all the talk about H1N1 influenza, I think it;s important for folks to understand where the H1 and N1 come from. The "H" comes from the substance hemagglutinin and the " ...
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Provider Ratings
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I recently decided to obtain auto insurance quotes from most of the major insurance companies websites. The quote process is generally very simple: enter your information and ...
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Mandatory Flu Shots
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
The New York State Department of Health recently passed emergency regulations requiring all healthcare personnel working in hospital and nursing homes to receive mandatory inf ...
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You Can Count On Us
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a longtime champion of NP practice writes a column in today's USA Today, " Health reform can count on nurses." I am encouraged by this suppor ...
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Forms, Forms and more Forms
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
It's back to school time and that means droves of physical forms flowing into offices as a requirement for school. Each form is different in its length, complexity and readabi ...
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Evidence-Based Prevention
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Here is an article from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and is a resource for NPs to implement evidenced-based preventative practice. When the buzz today is about h ...
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For the Record
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Here is a very informative interview about current NP practice and health reform from nurse practitioner, Dr. Thad Wilson, president of the American College of Nurse Practitio ...
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Flaming
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Here is a rather short and short-sided article written by CNN Money about an "endangered breed" of "family doctors." Interestingly, it ends with asking the question: Should s ...
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Get it Right
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
The media has picked up a story of a tragic alcohol-related death of a 16 year old male. His autopsy reportedly revealed a relatively low blood alcohol level but high levels o ...
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Succinct
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Here is a great initiative that the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched on the Future of Nursing in America. This gives a wonderful depi ...
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Experts
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
A friend of mine was recently browsing McNeill'sMonistat website and noted that their " Ask the Expert" section is authored by a team of Nurse Practitioners. Kudos to McNeill ...
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Rx for America
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
ABC News recently sat down with President Obama for their "Prescription for America" forum. You can read the transcript here. It is a wonderfully transparent and thorough conv ...
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Smoke 'em if you got 'em
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Today, legislation has passed Congress and is on its way to President Obama that will allow the F.D.A. for the first time to regulate tobacco products. This truly is a huge st ...
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A Conversation of One
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I love this. Fellow blogger (and I mean fellow only that he blogs, not that I can ever approach the level of "care" that he provides) just loves to rant about NPs. We aren't s ...
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Mow the Lawn
by
Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Here is a post of a lighter nature. The new Schick Bikini razor is new on the market and with it comes "viral" advertising of sorts - Mow the Lawn. The ad is posted below: No ...
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