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Four Ways COVID-19 Changed the Role of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) are board-certified advanced practice nurses who diagnose and treat mental health and substance abuse issues. PMHNPs work in outpatient and inpatient settings, providing assessment, therapy, and medications. PMHNPs are critical in any disaster, providing […]

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Mindfulness training may help children sleep longer.

Study: Researchers Used Mindfulness Training to Increase Duration and Quality of Children’s Sleep Cycles

At-risk children gained more than an hour of sleep per night after participating in a mindfulness curriculum at their elementary schools, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine found. The research was published online July 6 in the Journal of Clinical

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Do I Have What It Takes to Be a Nurse Practitioner?

What is a nurse practitioner (NP) and how is it different from your role as a nurse? According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, an NP is a master’s or doctorate-prepared nurse with the knowledge and clinical competence to

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Recent court decisions have made headway against hospital gag rules.

Could NLRB Decision be a Turning Point in Fight Against Hospital Gag Rules?

Karen Jo Young wrote a letter to her local newspaper criticizing executives at the hospital where she worked as an activities coordinator, arguing that their actions led to staffing shortages and other patient safety problems. Hours after her letter was published in

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Cannabis researchers are prohibited from direct work with high potency marijuana or concentrates.

New WSU Study Highlights Road Blocks Faced by Cannabis Researchers

Even before the pandemic made Zoom ubiquitous, Washington State University researchers were using the video conferencing app to research a type of cannabis that is understudied: the kind people actually use. For the study, published in Scientific Reports, researchers observed cannabis

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NBNA Announces Keynote Speakers for Virtual 49th Annual Institute and Conference to be held on August 4-8, 2021

The National Black Nurses Association is pleased to announce Ena Williams, MBA, MSM, BSN, RN, CENP, of Yale New Haven Hospital and Otis Rolley of The Rockefeller Foundation as the official keynote speakers for the 49th Annual Institute and Conference

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ANA Selects Jessica Castner as NAM Scholar in Residence

SILVER SPRING, MD –Jessica Castner, PhD, RN-BC, FAEN, FAAN, has been selected as the 2021-2022 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence. Supported for nearly 30 years by the American Academy of Nursing (Academy), the American Nurses Association (ANA), and the American

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VA Health Facilities are Seeking Transitioning Service Women and Health Providers

Every VAMC has a designated women Veterans program manager to help women Veterans access VA benefits and health services Women are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. Veteran population, and we’re ready to provide them with high-quality health care delivered

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Covid’s Lingering Effects Can Put the Brakes on Elective Surgeries

The week before Brian Colvin was scheduled for shoulder surgery in November, he tested positive for covid-19. What he thought at first was a head cold had morphed into shortness of breath and chest congestion coupled with profound fatigue and

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Preventing Nurse Burnout, Beginning with Hospital Leadership

Nursesespecially in the last year during the pandemichave been experiencing burnout. Often, articles focus on what they can do to make themselves feel better. But what can their workplaces do? Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, Chief

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