Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000399
{"title":"Recognizing and managing primary aldosteronism in hypertension.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"51 1","pages":"15-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000396
Beth Haney
{"title":"The shifting landscape of NP practice authority: Progress and challenges.","authors":"Beth Haney","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000396","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"51 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000379
Beth Haney
{"title":"Advocacy as an NP: Shaping healthier food system policies.","authors":"Beth Haney","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000379","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000379","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":" ","pages":"8-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145304329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000400
Susanne J Phillips
Abstract: The 38th Annual APRN Legislative Update provides a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the legislative and regulatory landscape shaping the advanced practice nursing profession across the United States. Drawing on survey data collected from relevant authorities in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the report highlights significant progress in 2025 toward full practice authority and prescriptive authority expansion for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). It also provides an overview of statutory and regulatory changes enacted or passed in 2025 that affect APRN practice nationwide. Key themes among these changes include steps toward administrative modernization, pathways to independent prescribing, and incremental gains in reimbursement parity. Persistent challenges remain, particularly in required transition to practice periods and equitable payment models. This year's edition of the Legislative Update underscores accelerating momentum toward dismantling APRN practice barriers and increasing APRN utilization to improve care access, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
{"title":"38th Annual APRN Legislative Update: Transformative change through APRN practice authority progress.","authors":"Susanne J Phillips","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The 38th Annual APRN Legislative Update provides a comprehensive state-by-state analysis of the legislative and regulatory landscape shaping the advanced practice nursing profession across the United States. Drawing on survey data collected from relevant authorities in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the report highlights significant progress in 2025 toward full practice authority and prescriptive authority expansion for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). It also provides an overview of statutory and regulatory changes enacted or passed in 2025 that affect APRN practice nationwide. Key themes among these changes include steps toward administrative modernization, pathways to independent prescribing, and incremental gains in reimbursement parity. Persistent challenges remain, particularly in required transition to practice periods and equitable payment models. This year's edition of the Legislative Update underscores accelerating momentum toward dismantling APRN practice barriers and increasing APRN utilization to improve care access, quality, and cost-effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"51 1","pages":"17-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145812180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000393
{"title":"Assessment and management of major depressive disorder in adults.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000393","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 12","pages":"18-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145642589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000386
Trae Stewart
Abstract: This article explains how medications used to treat mental health conditions can negatively affect oral health, causing issues like xerostomia, bruxism, and dysgeusia. It highlights the important role of nurse practitioners in recognizing these side effects and integrating dental care into overall treatment to improve patients' well-being.
{"title":"Psychotropic medications and oral health for the primary care nurse practitioner.","authors":"Trae Stewart","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article explains how medications used to treat mental health conditions can negatively affect oral health, causing issues like xerostomia, bruxism, and dysgeusia. It highlights the important role of nurse practitioners in recognizing these side effects and integrating dental care into overall treatment to improve patients' well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 12","pages":"20-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145642639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000388
Brayden Kameg, Kirstyn Kameg
Abstract: In 2024, approximately 25% of adults in the United States, or 60 million persons, had a mental health condition. It is well established that those with psychiatric diagnoses experience a reduction in life expectancy compared to those without and are more likely to experience a greater burden of medical comorbidity. Despite the increased risk of multiple medical comorbidities among those with psychiatric diagnoses, as many as 20% of individuals experiencing mental health challenges do not receive primary care services. In some cases, psychiatric providers might be the only source of medical care for those receiving mental health treatment. While psychiatric providers often focus on the psychiatric interview and mental status examination, it is also imperative that providers adequately identify medical comorbidities to facilitate referral to primary care as needed. This article provides a brief overview of three clinical cases, underscoring the importance of addressing medical comorbidities and engaging in collaborative care within the outpatient telepsychiatric setting. Case examples include hypertensive crisis requiring emergency evaluation; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in a patient with anxiety; and lithium-exacerbated hypothyroidism, each underscoring the need for psychiatric providers to be cognizant of medical comorbidities that warrant referral or emergency evaluation.
{"title":"The importance of collaborative care within the telepsychiatric care setting: A series of clinical case examples.","authors":"Brayden Kameg, Kirstyn Kameg","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000388","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000388","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>In 2024, approximately 25% of adults in the United States, or 60 million persons, had a mental health condition. It is well established that those with psychiatric diagnoses experience a reduction in life expectancy compared to those without and are more likely to experience a greater burden of medical comorbidity. Despite the increased risk of multiple medical comorbidities among those with psychiatric diagnoses, as many as 20% of individuals experiencing mental health challenges do not receive primary care services. In some cases, psychiatric providers might be the only source of medical care for those receiving mental health treatment. While psychiatric providers often focus on the psychiatric interview and mental status examination, it is also imperative that providers adequately identify medical comorbidities to facilitate referral to primary care as needed. This article provides a brief overview of three clinical cases, underscoring the importance of addressing medical comorbidities and engaging in collaborative care within the outpatient telepsychiatric setting. Case examples include hypertensive crisis requiring emergency evaluation; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in a patient with anxiety; and lithium-exacerbated hypothyroidism, each underscoring the need for psychiatric providers to be cognizant of medical comorbidities that warrant referral or emergency evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 12","pages":"32-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145642685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000394
{"title":"Psychotropic medications and oral health for the primary care nurse practitioner.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000394","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 12","pages":"25-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145642612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}