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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. Since 2023, 27 states and the District of Columbia have granted NPs full practice authority (AANP, 2023).

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Lawmakers target prescription drug advertising, ‘enforcement gaps’ against surprise billing

Medical Economics

million surprise billing disputes reported from early 2023 to mid-2024. SHOW MORE Consumer and patient protections are in two bills that have support of doctors in Congress. 74: From patient to president, with AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D. 74: From patient to president, with AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D.

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Leveraging Your Status as an Older Nurse

Minority Nurse

Age and the Nursing Shortage According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2020 National Nursing Workforce Survey conducted in partnership with The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (the 2022 study results will be released sometime in 2023), the median age of RNs is 52, up from 51 in 2017.

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The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023 Are About Social, Mental and Behavioral Health

Health Populi

In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology. Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023.