Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks NPs face. Despite compassionate work and service to the community, one lawsuit can affect your professional reputation. […]
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A paper or electronic patient health care information record serves two major purposes: communicating information both within and outside the practice and creating written history in the event of later questions or challenges. Complete, accurate, and legible health care information
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Insights from the new Nurse Practitioner Claim Report: 4th Edition from CNA and Nurses Service Organization (NSO) show that the majority of claims against nurse practitioners developed from a failure involving core competencies, such as diagnosis, medication prescribing, or treatment
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Prescribing is not a responsibility to be taken lightly. Prescribing a drug to any person even as a one-time favor for a coworker, relative, friend, or neighbor establishes a patient-practitioner relationship. Prescribe the right drug, for the right patient, in
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According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, there are more than 234,000 nurse practitioners (NPs) licensed in the U.S. today. As health care delivery has continued to evolve, many Americans are using NPs for much of their health care
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Despite a nurse’s best efforts, some patients aren’t willing to follow instructions, but the impacts of patient noncompliance are too serious to ignore. Prescription drugs provide an excellent example of the importance of adherence. It’s estimated that up to 30%
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Overdose deaths related to prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has made it a topic of dinner conversation as well as a top priority in health care. Nurses can
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