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In the latest issue of Nurse Practitioner World News, Mary Carole McMann, MPH explores the growing need for nurse practitioners (NPs) in a variety of roles in hospital care.

QUESTION:
As healthcare reforms are put in place and the shortage of primary-care physicians worsens, how do you believe the role of the Nurse Practitioner will change in the future?

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Nurse Practitioner Conference – June 13-16, 2012

American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) 32nd Annual Conference.
Snowbird, UT. – June 13 – June 16

For more information about this and other upcoming Nurse Practitioner events, conferences and meetings, visit the Nurse Practitioner Conferences page of WebNPOnline.com.

Women’s Health Care Article

Women’s Health Care is a practical journal for women’s health nurse practitioners. In the latest issue, you will find:

Importance of Collaboration in Treating Chronic Disease: A Focus on PCOS and Group Medical Visits
By Anne Moore, APRN, WHNP/ANP-BC, FAANP and Julie Caldwell, APRN, FNP-BC
The purpose of this article is to present a synthesis of research regarding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis and management, particularly with respect to an intervention called the group medical visit (GMV), which is advocated to enhance care for women with this chronic disease. Objectives…

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News for Nurse Practitioners

In the latest issue of Nurse Practitioner World News, you will find:

There’s No Place Like (a Medical) Home
By Ed Gruber, PhD, RN, ARNP
New Hampshire is well-known for its “firsts.” It was the first of the original 13 colonies to declare its independence from mother England. It holds the nation’s earliest presidential primary every 4 years. And, as of 2010, New London, New Hampshire had been home to Life Long Care, the first nurse-led…

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Business Management Article for Nurse Practitioners

Practice Management is the only business journal dedicated to Nurse Practitioners. In the latest issue, you will find:

NPs Find Strength in Numbers
By Wendy L. Wright, MS, APRN, FNP, FAANP as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPH
Nurse practitioners (NPs) traditionally serve as support systems for each other in the workplace. This sense of camaraderie and mutual support may be sorely missed by NPs who strike out on their own to establish an independent practice. This was the position that Wendy L. Wright found herself in when…

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American Journal for Nurse Practitioners – April 2012

The April 2012 issue of the American Journal for Nurse Practitioners is now online. In it you will find articles for nurse practitioners, including:

  • Tips and Resources for Long-distance Caregiving
    Provides an overview of tips and resources for long-distance caregiving…
  • Statin Intolerance: Management Strategies
    The number of prescriptions for statin medications continues to rise. Although these lipid-lowering medications have been shown to reduce cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality, they can have unpleasant, intolerable, or dangerous muscle-related side effects in some patients. Although…
  • Identifying and Treating the Oral Effects of Methamphetamine Use
    Methamphetamine use is a major problem in the United States, with serious general and oral health consequences. Adverse oral ramifications of methamphetamine use include xerostomia, rampant caries, periodontal disease, and infection. Oral infections can lead to serious systemic complications. Many individuals…

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Tell Us What You Think about the New Guidelines for Women’s Pap Smears

On March 15, Annals of Internal Medicine published online the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (Task Force’s) final recommendation statement on cervical cancer screening, which includes new guidelines for women’s pap smears:

QUESTION:
As a Nurse Practitioner, what are your thoughts on the new guidelines?

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