Nurse Practitioners
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making.

29 Nov 2009 This article discusses delegation challenges and legal and regulatory oversight associated with delegation in the clinical practice setting. The authors address moral and legal attributes of the roles and responsibilities of health care providers ... Read more...

Preventing weight gain: one-year results of a randomized lifestyle intervention.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Lifestyle interventions targeting prevention of weight gain may have better long-term success than when aimed at weight loss. Limited evidence exists about such an approach in the primary care setting. DESIGN: An RTC was conducted. ... Read more...

Optimizing management of hypertension with combination therapy: considerations for the nurse practitioner.

30 Aug 2009 Hypertension is an important contributor to the risk of cardiovascular disease and death, yet success in achieving blood pressure (BP) control has been limited. Most patients will require 2 or more medications to control their BP. Nurse ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nurse Practitioners'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Thoughtful nursing practice: reflections on nurse delegation decision-making. 29 Nov 2009
• Workforce characteristics of dermatology nurse practitioners. 30 Oct 2009
• Preventing weight gain: one-year results of a randomized lifestyle intervention. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary care--lifelines and shortages. 29 Sep 2009
• NICE guidance on low back pain should be revised urgently. 30 Aug 2009
• Optimizing management of hypertension with combination therapy: considerations for the nurse practitioner. 30 Aug 2009
• Public perceptions of health care professionals' participation in pharmaceutical marketing. 30 Aug 2009
• A cost-efficiency analysis to increase clinician staffing in an academic emergency department. 30 Aug 2009
• A historical perspective of the women's health nurse practitioner. 30 Aug 2009
• Colorectal cancer screening practices among obstetrician/gynecologists and nurse practitioners. 30 Jul 2009
• Founders' reflections: 25 years later, NANN takes stock in profession, direction. Interview by Brenda Moss Feinberg. 30 Jul 2009
• Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner and physician services in the occupational health setting. 30 Jul 2009
• Managing polycystic ovary syndrome: a cognitive behavioral strategy. 30 Jul 2009
• How you can find--and keep--nonphysician providers. 30 Jul 2009
• Reclaiming girlhood. A program for runaway youths brings health care to sexually abused kids wherever they are. 30 Jul 2009
• The effect of a mobile clinical decision support system on the diagnosis of obesity and overweight in acute and primary care encounters. 29 Jun 2009
• ANCC Update: Alternative eligibility for the Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Exam. 29 Jun 2009
• Managing chronic disease in ontario primary care: the impact of organizational factors. 29 Jun 2009
• Expanded RN roles--a policy perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Te whakanui I a matariki--celebrate new beginnings. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Nurse Practitioners'

Definition: Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.

Descriptor UI: D009722

Alternative terms: Nurse Practitioners; Nurse Practitioner; Practitioner, Nurse; Practitioners, Nurse;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.526.485.650.640; N02.360.650.640;

Online Note: use NURSE PRACTITIONERS to search NURSE PRACTITIONER 1973-75

History Note: 76; was NURSE PRACTITIONER 1973-75