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Assessing Mild Cognitive Impairment in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) encounter complex patients with co-existing medical and psychiatric conditions which present differential diagnosis challenges.  Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse physical outcomes such as cardiovascular…

Writing retreats for nurses: Inspiration to share

Invest in your writing skills and journey. Takeaways: Nurses can write about various topics, including evidence-based practice, patient engagement and education, quality improvement, new care approach effectiveness, clinical interests, and…

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PTSD: Increase screening and treatment

Many nurse practitioners (NPs) provide care in medically underserved areas, some in one of the more than 1,400 free clinics throughout the United States. More patients who access care at free clinics meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those who receive care at fee-for-service clinics.

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Cannabis and healthcare: Complicated policies and laws

A physician authorizes medical cannabis for an 18-year-old student who lives in a college dorm in a state where cannabis is legal for recreational use by anyone over 21 and also by minors with guardian approval. However, campus policy prohibits the use and storage of cannabis. College health center staff tell the student that his parents will need to store the cannabis and take him off campus to use it. The student’s family struggles to respond as their child ponders the risk of engaging in activities deemed legal in one context but illegal in another.

Women and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis

Why are new HIV cases still occurring when we have preventive treatment? One reason could be a lack of knowledge and experience among healthcare professionals to discuss, prescribe, and manage PrEP for vulnerable patients. Lack of information and discomfort with prescribing PrEP remain ongoing issues among healthcare professionals in the United States. Healthcare professionals should know how to identify appropriate candidates for PrEP, provide general education, and prescribe necessary preventive treatment.

Empathy in ostomy care

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