Nurse practitioners will do more in skilled nursing facilities if ICAN Act becomes law
By
Joe Bush
Dec 13, 2022
US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is championing a bill authorizing nurse practitioners to expand their capabilities, including performing all mandatory examinations in skilled nursing facilities.
More than 53,000 nurse practitioners left the workforce in 2021, report finds
Oct 25, 2022
Nearly 334,000 healthcare providers left their jobs in 2021, including large numbers of physicians and nurses, according to an analysis of provider medical claims data.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, April 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2022
Clinical trial partnerships could help assisted living change “long-term care” narrative … Number of nurse practitioners increases 9% since May … Experimental drug halves death rate in critically...
JAMDA: COVID-19 underscores importance of nurse practitioners in long-term care
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Feb 07, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how critical nurse practitioners (NPs), also known as advance practice registered nurses, are to long-term care, according to a new JAMDA article.
Hiring full-time clinical staff a steadily growing trend in U.S. nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
Nurse practitioners top the list of hires as facility operators attempt to reduce care disruption and increase timely response to staff members’ medical questions, investigators say.
Telemedicine a boon for LTC residents and operators during pandemic: review
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2021
Telemedicine has had measurable clinical effects on residents, including reduced emergency and hospital admissions, reductions in physical restraints, and improved vital signs, nurse-researchers have found.
Same-day physician access leads to fewer resident hospitalizations, ED visits
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2020
Surveyed facilities with same-day physician access had 21% lower hospitalization rates. Urgent access to nurse practitioners is also linked to fewer transfers.
CMS eases restrictions for physicians in long-term care facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 12, 2020
In-person visit requirements have been lifted along with restrictions on delegating tasks to nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.
Bulk of nursing home work for nurse practitioners remains nonclinical, finds study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2020
The role of a nurse practitioner in these settings is a hybrid of nursing consultant and a fee‐for‐service clinician, say researchers.
‘Unprecedented’ growth of nurse-practitioners contributes to drop in RNs
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 06, 2020
The number of NPs doubled to about 190,000 between 2010 and 2017. There’s also been a shift in where they work.