Members of the team include:
Medical Director of the Rehab Unit: This physician will supervise your rehabilitation treatment plan and direct the interdisciplinary team to assure the highest level of care to maximize your functional abilities and enhance your quality of life. The physiatrist will work closely with your primary care physician regarding your condition, progress, [...]

Examples of activities to implement in Health Care, Work sites, Communities, and Schools include:
Promoting health care environments that improve quality of care by increasing adherence to guidelines for the primary and secondary prevention of heart attack, e.g. physician reminder system. Potential Partners: primary care associations, federally-qualified health centers, managed are organizations, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.
Partnering [...]

Preventing Tooth Decay Four things are necessary for cavities to form: 1) a tooth; 2) bacteria; 3) sugars or other carbohydrates; and 4) time. We can share with you how to make teeth strong, keep bacteria from organizing into harmful colonies, develop healthy eating habits, and understand the role that time plays. Remember, dental decay [...]

Dental hygienists have been providing services in Washington since 1923 when the requirements for licensure took effect. Hygienists are covered by the Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW.
In 1994, the Legislature requested the department complete a sunrise review of the dental hygiene profession. The department was to determine if dental hygienists should be allowed to [...]

There is a critical shortage of geriatrics-prepared health care professionals. There are currently about 750 geriatric nurse specialists in the United States compared with a projected need for 25,000 geriatric nurse specialists in the year 2020. Geriatrics needs to join pediatrics as a required element of training for the next generation of health care professionals. [...]

TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is designed for Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) practicing in medical centers, clinics, the community and in private practice; faculty and students of CNS programs.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this conference is to celebrate the unique contributions made by Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and provide the CNS with tools to continue to build his or [...]

Throughout the Pacific most generalist mid-level practitioners have the same function—the provision of clinical primary care in community-based health facilities. However, mid-level practitioner education programmes vary considerably, as do the seriousness and complexity of the health problems midlevel practitioners can manage.
Graduates of mid-level practitioner training programmes have been given various titles, including physician assistant, medex, [...]

Connecting experienced nurses, nursing students and retired nurses with their community in exploring nursing career opportunities and advancements.
If you would like to help others cultivate their passion for nursing, join the “I Care About Nursing” (ICAN) Team!
Everyday nurses influence health and wellness by providing information, care and compassion to patients, clients, students, colleagues, friends and [...]

A national fellowship program focused on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. health care system has been awarded to Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, Ph.D., RN, ACNS-BC, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. Dr. Glasgow is one of twenty nurses selected [...]

Purposes and Definitions
851-054-0010
(1) Purposes of these rules:
(a) To implement the provisions of ORS 678.370 to 678.372 governing the certification of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
(b) To define the scope of practice of the CNS.
(c) To establish standards for safe practice for the CNS.
(d) To serve as a guide for [...]

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) are pleased to present The Regulation and Supply of Nurse Practitioners in Canada. This is the first report to provide contextual information on the history, roles and regulation of the nurse practitioner (NP) profession in Canada with a statistical profile of the [...]

Prior to the late 1980s, North Carolina had no statewide standards for nurse aide training or recognition. Preparation was primarily through on-the-job training, although some nurse aide training programs were offered through community colleges. Subsequent to federal and state legislation, nurse aides working under the supervision of a licensed nurse had to meet training and [...]