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The Feasibility Of An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Managed Adhd Resource Center In Missouri, Kara Janelle Stackley
The Feasibility Of An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse-Managed Adhd Resource Center In Missouri, Kara Janelle Stackley
Dissertations
The primary objective of this project was to develop a survey to determine provider receptiveness to referring patients to an advanced practice registered nurse-(APRN) managed center for the diagnosis and management of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A secondary aim of this project was to develop a business plan for the center, provided feedback from the survey was determined to be supportive. Physicians were more likely to use ADHD clinical guidelines (65%) in their practice and expressed greater comfort managing ADHD. Only 50% of APRNs use the clinical practice guidelines and 50% reported they were uncomfortable diagnosing and managing ADHD. Almost …
Nurse Practitioner And Pharmacist Interactions: Implications For Effectiveness Of Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams, Mary P. Bennett, M. Laurie Branstetter, Cherie Howk, Melinda Joyce
Nurse Practitioner And Pharmacist Interactions: Implications For Effectiveness Of Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams, Mary P. Bennett, M. Laurie Branstetter, Cherie Howk, Melinda Joyce
Nursing Faculty Publications
The Institute of Medicine report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” makes specific recommendations for removing barriers to advanced practice nursing scope of practice. The report also makes important recommendations concerning interdisciplinary teamwork. This article examines the challenges on the professional working relationship between nurse practitioners and pharmacists and provides some insight into the difficulties faced as health care practitioners attempt to work toward the goal of collaborative efforts to advance the care of our patients.
Nurse Practitioner Supply And Demand And Development Of A Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Cassaundra Hefner
Nurse Practitioner Supply And Demand And Development Of A Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Cassaundra Hefner
Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects
The development of a nurse practitioner program in a rural community to meet the supply and demand of Nurse Practitioners (NP) in North Carolina was the focus of this project. With the recent enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (H.R. 3890), the United States (U.S.) is faced with a predicted primary care provider shortage of 45,400-65,800. According to Miller (2011) The New England Journal of Medicine ranked North Carolina as # 7 in the U.S. as having the biggest challenge of producing enough primary care providers to meet the needs of the newly insured. A detailed …