Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105199
Diane N. Solomon
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Pub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105214
Véronique Landry, Kelley Kilpatrick
The assessment of nurse practitioner (NP) workload is complex and requires stakeholder involvement to fully understand it. This study describes stakeholders’ information needs and elements for an NP workload measurement instrument in primary care. This was a descriptive, qualitative study with purposeful sampling and semistructured interviews (February 2020-September 2021). Content analysis and descriptive statistics were used. The participants (n = 31) cited several reasons to develop an NP workload instrument (eg, equitable expectations, NP contribution, and well-being). Key elements include client type, appointments type, NP experience, and organizational context. This study provides recommendation for developing an NP workload instrument.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105194
Ryan Anson
Global Care Force, an international health nongovernmental organization, sent teams of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners every month to Ukraine to provide primary care for war-affected communities. I had the opportunity to partner with GCF in May 2024 during its monthly mission trip to this conflict-ravaged country. I described this medical outreach initiative in a first-person narrative in order to relay to a wider audience the realities of warfare for Ukrainian patients and health care workers. Our team treated chronic diseases in northern as well as southern Ukrainian villages near the front line near Kherson. We set up mobile medical clinics in these regions and delivered medications to patients suffering from blast injuries, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105213
Lemuel Scott, Consuelo Williams, Charles Browning, Gloria McNeil, Sean Convoy
The intervention described here effectively changed prescriber behavior, increasing the use of evidence-based treatments for opioid withdrawal with minimal adverse events. Standardized protocols led to increased buprenorphine utilization, impacting clinical practice. However, there was no observed improvement in linkage to outpatient MAT services, possibly because of external factors such as insurance limitations and patient preferences. Our findings support the effectiveness of standardized protocols in increasing buprenorphine utilization. Thakrar et al1 similarly observed improved buprenorphine initiation rates after implementing protocols in an emergency department.
本文所述的干预措施有效地改变了处方者的行为,增加了阿片类药物戒断循证疗法的使用,并将不良反应降至最低。标准化方案提高了丁丙诺啡的使用率,对临床实践产生了影响。然而,在与门诊 MAT 服务的联系方面没有观察到改善,这可能是由于保险限制和患者偏好等外部因素造成的。我们的研究结果支持标准化方案在提高丁丙诺啡使用率方面的有效性。Thakrar 等人1 同样观察到,在急诊科实施协议后,丁丙诺啡的使用率有所提高。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105211
Joyce Chen, Gregory Burns, Crystal Kelly, Dawn Vanderhoef, Jessica Johnson
Medical science liaisons (MSLs) are part of the field medical affairs (FMA) department of pharmaceutical companies and are scientific resources for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Following strict regulations and antikickback statutes, MSLs operate differently from sales and engage in unbiased, nonpromotional scientific exchange to provide clinical resources to APRNs. They also collaborate with shareholders like professional organizations, clinical trial sites, and academic institutions. Understanding MSL engagement allows APRNs multiple avenues both externally and within the pharmaceutical industry to leverage their experience to enhance clinical practice.
医学科学联络员 (MSL) 隶属于制药公司的现场医疗事务 (FMA) 部门,是高级执业注册护士 (APRN) 的科学资源。根据严格的法规和反回扣条例,MSL 的运作有别于销售,他们参与公正、非促销性的科学交流,为高级执业注册护士提供临床资源。它们还与专业组织、临床试验机构和学术机构等股东合作。了解了 MSL 的参与情况,全科医生就可以从外部和制药行业内部获得多种途径,利用他们的经验加强临床实践。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105230
Ashley Derbowka, Ashley Hardy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an uncommon genetic neuromuscular condition manifesting as progressive and irreversible muscular weakness. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, and, unfortunately, individuals living with DMD have a shortened lifespan. DMD has an effect on multiple body systems, leading to complications such as cardiomyopathy, respiratory infections, fragility fractures, and mood disorders. Nurse practitioners working in the primary care setting are in a key position to support the individual by approaching the disease from a multisystem lens, incorporating preventive care to maximize health and well-being at varying stages of the disease process.
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The study aimed to examine factors influencing preceptors’ willingness to precept nurse practitioner students before and after COVID-19.
Design
A mixed methods design followed up on an earlier survey exploring preceptor perceptions before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
Two themes emerged for motivators: altruism and mentorship. Time commitment identified as a barrier was broken down into subthemes: personal time and student preparedness. Most participants reported that COVID-19 no longer had an impact on their willingness to precept students.
Conclusions
Many preceptors accept students to give back to the profession. Increased time commitment continues to hinder the experience for preceptors.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105208
Yan (Olive) Wang, Anne Derouin, Barbara Turner, Hanzhang Xu
Asian Americans often experience delays in skin cancer diagnoses, which may be due to low awareness and limited skin cancer knowledge. Prior evidence has suggested that total body skin examination (TBSE) is a simple yet effective way to identify skin cancer early. This nurse practitioner-led quality improvement project aimed to increase skin cancer knowledge and TBSE uptake among 77 Chinese Americans aged ≥65 years. A culturally tailored skin health education was implemented in a dermatology office and a senior center. After the education session, participants demonstrated a significant increase in skin cancer knowledge and were more willing to receive TBSE.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105217
Brittany Haskell, Mary Carter-Orbke, Rose Vick, Brandee Madden, LeTizia Smith
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health diagnosis that affects an individual’s brain development and activity, resulting in inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning in many aspects of life. A growing number of adults have a diagnosis of ADHD, with approximately one-third of those being diagnosed in adulthood rather than childhood. Symptoms and treatment of adults with ADHD are different than in the pediatric population. Evidence-based practices on identification, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with ADHD will be explored. Clinicians in primary care must be knowledgeable of treatment for adults with ADHD to meet this growing demand.
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