Showing papers in "The Journal for Nurse Practitioners in 2021"

TL;DR: High rates of use of telehealth are now standard in many practices since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and increasing emphases on patient satisfaction, providing efficient and quality care, and minimizing costs have also led to higher telehealth implementation.

TL;DR: To optimize the quality of perinatal care during the pandemic, appropriate mental health interventions must be implemented to prevent and alleviatePerinatal anxiety and depression and improve maternal and infant outcomes.

TL;DR: A systematic literature review included 13 ACE studies that examined the acceptability, feasibility, and implementation of ACE screenings from the perspectives of clinicians and patients to assist clinicians in considering the appropriateness of ACE screened patients and the ethical and practical issues that must be addressed for effective screening implementation.

TL;DR: Advice on screening for and responding to sexual assault and intimate partner violence using trauma-informed principles is offered with the goal of promoting health and healing for survivors.

TL;DR: The aim of this literature review is to identify the effects of social isolation and lonliness on persons with dementia and to highlight interventions for private homes and long-term care facilities.

TL;DR: The impact of COVID-19 on perceived stress experienced by nurse practitioners/nurses and their desire to remain employed as healthcare providers was assessed and problematic stress was associated with willingness to leave their current job or the nursing profession altogether.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors make recommendations for how faculty and academia can decolonize nursing education and decouple race and gender in nursing education, including the creation of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committee.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature provides information to nurse practitioners working in primary care about symptomatology, risk factors, and resources for disease management of acute SARS-CoV-2 infections.

TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study examined the essence of living with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using a phenomenological research design and interviewed 14 individuals ages 18 and older during the first wave of the COVID-2019 pandemic.

TL;DR: This pilot study evaluated patient and provider satisfaction with participation in prenatal care that includes telehealth visits to explore whether this model can help decrease barriers to accessing perinatal care.

TL;DR: This report provides a general overview of essential telehealth policies and legislative updates along with resources and websites to guide and support nurse practitioners with contemporary regulations regarding telehealth billing.

TL;DR: This brief report demonstrates how to actively incorporate the principles and practices of the 4R framework of trauma-informed care into primary care to realize the prevalence of trauma, recognize patients’ trauma signs and symptoms, and respond to patients in a manner that resists retraumatization.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the results of a previously validated survey exploring experienced and desired connectivity among online master of science nurse practitioner students and conclude that professional mentorship is imperative to transition nurse clinicians into online nurse educators.

TL;DR: Several adolescent population-specific factors make this age group particularly vulnerable to the development of anxiety, and providers must be diligent in recognizing subtle signs of adolescent anxiety and implement prompt treatment of this disorder.

TL;DR: A high-level overview of the structure, process, and outcomes of how telehealth was integrated into an NP program of study, inclusive of didactic, experiential, and clinical components is provided.

TL;DR: Essentia Health’s advanced practice registered nurse/physician assistant transition to practice pilot used engagement, turnover, and productivity data, which were presented to leadership to secure buy-in and ultimately expand the program to all departments within the health system.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined environmental factors related to NP burnout and found that higher scores on professional visibility, NPphysician relations, NP-administration relations, independent practice, and support subscales were associated with 51, 51, 58, and 56% lower risk of NP burn out, respectively.

TL;DR: In this paper, the critical role of nurse practitioners in navigating effective CBT for mental wellness is discussed, which may be of particular benefit under conditions of social isolation and virtual health care delivery.

TL;DR: Preceptors identified and used unstructured teaching methods more commonly than structured methods that improve educational outcomes and were not feeling prepared to teach NP students.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that telephone-based telenursing is an effective strategy for diabetes type 2 management in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and can be used to improve treatment outcomes among older people, particularly those with low literacy skills and low financial status.

TL;DR: The use of telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is examined as a case for demonstrating the necessity for advanced practice nurses to engage in broad policy initiatives to address social determinants of health care.

TL;DR: This clinical feature introduces the primary care nurse practitioner to various integrated care models and provides a brief overview regarding screening, diagnostic, and intervention recommendations, as well as potential future directions for education, training, and research.

TL;DR: The project weathered leadership changes, information system shortcomings, and a shift to telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 and initial outcomes include increased levels of integration and improved depression and diabetes metrics.

TL;DR: An overview of trauma and its effects and how to help patients at all levels of recovery moving forward is provided.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors address considerations to take into account when advanced practice registered nurses use telehealth to facilitate access to care, considering the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic significantly impacts the issue of access to health care.

TL;DR: Clinicians who requested information from Medical Information services indicated receiving high-quality and useful information that had a clinical impact or provided a patient benefit.

TL;DR: It is proposed that dually certified primary care and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners may be the disruptive innovation that becomes the solution for improving the coordination and care for high-need patients while containing costs.

TL;DR: A consistent picture of this immune response is emerging and diagnostic and treatment approaches are evolving as mentioned in this paper, which can be accomplished through epidemiology, a positive temporal relationship to COVID-19, and multiorgan involvement.

TL;DR: This work provides an example of effective nurse practitioner leadership in a drive-through testing site and demonstrates that NPs are ideally suited to provide leadership given their adaptability, ability to function in a variety of settings and extensive experience with care coordination and logistics.

TL;DR: NPs and patients both noted that CVT requires modifications to workflow, behaviors, and use of their senses compared with in-person visits, and how it alters building provider–patient relationships.