During the 1990s, repeated reports of cut-backs in hospital nurse staffing and possible adverse effects on patients became a significant concern of the nursing profession. These reports generated public and media interest, led to Congressional involvement, a report by the Institute of Medicine, and the development of a national research agenda by various agencies of [...]

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. [...]

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Nurse practitioners (NPs) are RNs who’ve received additional training, especially in diagnosis and treatment. Current educational standards for NPs require graduation from a master’s degree program. Functioning as primary care providers, NPs have expanded into areas vacated by physicians in their quest for higher paying specialties. An excellent example of one such area is nursing [...]

Description of the Service
Maternal Care Skilled Nurse Home Visits assess and treat pregnant women who have one or more of the high-risk medical conditions specified below.
Eligible Recipients
2.1 General Provisions Medicaid recipients may have service restrictions due to their eligibility category that would make them ineligible for this service.
2.2 Limitations
Pregnant women who receive Medicaid and have [...]

Nurse Practitioners are licensed independent practitioners who provide primary and/or specialty nursing and medical care in ambulatory, acute and long term care settings. They are registered nurses with specialized advanced education and clinical competency to provide health and medical care for diverse populations in a variety of primary care, acute and long term care settings. [...]

As a very young child, Ramón Lavandero ’79, president of the YSN Alumnae/i Association, was taken along on hospital rounds by his physician grandfather in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Although his grandfather died when Ramón was four, the value of a profession in health care was imprinted on the boy.
After a stint as a volunteer [...]

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 included numerous provisions intended to lead to improvements in the quality of care in long term care facilities, such as the requirement that each State establish and maintain a nurse aide registry. This registry lists individuals who have successfully completed nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs or [...]

In Health Care Financial Management for Nurse Managers, Dunham- Taylor and Pinczuk have developed a comprehensive reference for nurse managers and nursing administrators interested in connecting “caring” and “quality” patient-care delivery with efficient and effective financial strategies. According to the authors, “Every management decision has financial implications and every financial decision has management implications.”
The introduction [...]

Instructions:
• Provide the information requested in (1) through (9) below.
• Have your current or former nurse aide employer complete the back of this form (10) through (14).
• The employer verifying employment history must also provide a letter on Facility/Agency letterhead [see (14)]
• Return the completed renewal form with the Facility/Agency letter and a $20 money order made payable to [...]