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Improving Access To Care In Virginia: Reaching Nurse Practitioner Training Capacity Through Preceptor Incentives, Debra Barksdale, Christine Kennedy, Shelly Smith
Improving Access To Care In Virginia: Reaching Nurse Practitioner Training Capacity Through Preceptor Incentives, Debra Barksdale, Christine Kennedy, Shelly Smith
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Workforce data reinforces the notion that educating nurse practitioners in Virginia is critical in helping to improve access to care in the Commonwealth, particularly in underserved communities. Six of Virginia’s thirty-nine state funded colleges and universities offer nurse practitioner programs. All of these universities report their capacity to train nurse practitioners is not limited by qualified applicants but rather by a shortage of clinical preceptors. This paper provides a summary of public policy initiatives that support preceptors as an example for Virginia to consider.
Electronic Recording Of Police Interrogations, Hayley Cleary
Electronic Recording Of Police Interrogations, Hayley Cleary
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Policy recommendation: All Virginia state law enforcement agencies to adopt a written department policy requiring electronic recording of any custodial interrogation conducted in a place of detention.
Reducing Anti-Lgbt Hate Crimes And Improving Services To Survivors, Liz Coston
Reducing Anti-Lgbt Hate Crimes And Improving Services To Survivors, Liz Coston
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Over the course of a lesbian, gay, or bisexual individual's lifetime there is a 20% risk of experiencing hate violence, while a transgender individual's risk of violence is 27%. Three key recommendations are given for reducing the victimization of LGBT people by hate crimes.
Oral Health Impacts Educational Success, Tegwyn Brickhouse
Oral Health Impacts Educational Success, Tegwyn Brickhouse
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Children with poor oral health experience significant pain, which can affect their eating habits and growth, make them more likely to get sick and miss school, and undermine their ability to concentrate in school. If we want children to succeed in school, we need to understand how learning and oral health are linked.
Fashioning Appropriate Regulation Of Opioids For Palliative Care, J. Brian Cassel, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika, Tara Albrecht, Jessica Tsukanov
Fashioning Appropriate Regulation Of Opioids For Palliative Care, J. Brian Cassel, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika, Tara Albrecht, Jessica Tsukanov
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Palliative care specialists, who care for patients with serious, life-limiting illnesses such as cancer, are experts in evaluating and managing acute pain. Amid concerns of substance abuse and diversion in patients with cancer, including those near the end of life, regulations and training for providers should encourage the development and use of distinct assessment and management guidelines for palliative care situations.
Policies Promoting Regional Schools With A Focus On Equity, Diversity And Innovation, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
Policies Promoting Regional Schools With A Focus On Equity, Diversity And Innovation, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley
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Racially and socio-economically diverse schools can bring higher student achievement and ensure better outcomes for lower income and minority students. By creating diverse school environments, students from a young age are less likely to form racial stereotypes and more likely to seek out integrated environments in the future.