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Stroke Clinical Order Pathway Education (Scope) For Apns, Varsha Singh
Stroke Clinical Order Pathway Education (Scope) For Apns, Varsha Singh
Seton Hall University DNP Final Projects
More than 795,000 American adults have a stroke annually. About 610,000 are first or new strokes. Almost 140,000 Americans of all ages die of a stroke every year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2017). Stroke requires emergent treatment and an exact clinical order pathway to ensure better patient outcomes and compliance with the standards of care defined by regulatory bodies such as the Joint Commission (TJC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While stroke management teams often include an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), there is a lack of a standardized protocol across New Jersey (NJ) …
Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease By Advanced Practice Nurses, Anthony C. Amagwu
Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease By Advanced Practice Nurses, Anthony C. Amagwu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite best available care, uncontrolled chronic kidney disease (CKD) - a complex disease that impacts millions in the United States, will eventually progress to end stage renal disease which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. New evidence suggests management of earlier stages of CKD is effective in delaying disease progression. This project evaluated the impact of a CKD class, led by a nephrology nurse practitioner, on preventing disease progression in advanced CKD patients with diabetes and hypertension. The purpose of the class was to validate the need for the advanced practice nurse (APN) in the care continuum of CKD. …