New Nurse Workforce Data
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
The US Department of Health and Human Services just released " Initial Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses ." There is some valuable and inter ...
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I Took the Bait
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I have tried to refrain from taking the bait from some recent negative opinions regarding nurse practitioner delivered care. Quite frankly, the arguments are old and tired ...
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Evidence in Labeling
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
The NY Times reports that the F.D.A. is cracking down on food manufacturer's health claims on their package labels. I have somewhat mixed feelings on this. On the one hand, ...
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Let's Move! & Serving Size
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Today, Michelle Obama launched the Let's Move ! campaign to tackle childhood obesity. The goal of the program is: "to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a genera ...
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Removing Barriers
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Thank you to New York Senator Montgomery of Kings County for introducing legislation that will allow nurse practitioners to sign death certificates (S.2969). The bill passed ...
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iPad and Health
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I am a techno geek. I love my iPhone and BlackBerry. I have a laptop, a netbook and a couple of desktop computers. I am currently piloting a Kindle DX, which is pretty cool. ...
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Show me the Love
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
I came across this wonderful post on Dr. Edwin Leap's blog, "Attention Doctors: People may not like you." It is relevant for all clinicians and talks about the interactions ...
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Health "Advice"
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
An article appears in Health Magazine advising its readers "when its OK to skip the Doc." But of course in doing so, nurse practitioners get slapped. You see, the article r ...
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Tis the season...
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Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Just when you think you might've seen it all, some companies are rolling out medical gift cards. There is perhaps nothing more complicated as a health care consumer atte ...
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Its been awhile...
by
Stephen F.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Nursing
Hi All,
It has been awhile since I've last had a thoughtful blog post (a hectic personal life has a way of re-prioritizing things!)
Though there's been no shortage of to ...
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Happy NP Week
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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 ...
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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 t ...
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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 abo ...
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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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