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Nursing Scores High Points for Care

Minority Nurse

Nursing has long held a top spot in Gallup polls of most-trusted professions, and a recent survey gave nurses another professional boost. 1-21, landed nurses at the top of the list of excellence of care. However, urgent care centers, which have become much more broadly available, did notch up a few percentage points since 2003.

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Meet Judy Vire: The Nurse Practitioner Bridging the Healthcare Gap in Rural Texas Communities

Daily Nurse

Nurse practitioner Judy Vire has dedicated her life to establishing care for patients in rural parts of Central Texas. Vire has a master’s degree in nursing, was a nursing educator, and worked in many nursing roles, but she said her love of small-town America and the people there inspires her life’s work.

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C-Suite Shakeups at Aveanna, New Day, Samaritan, VNAHSR

Hospice News

She is a registered nurse who has also served as a hospice case manager, nursing aide, director of nursing and regional director. Dr. Stephen Goldfine, who previously held the role since 2003, is transitioning to serve part-time as physician executive at the organization. King ascended to the role in 2021.

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The Nursing Work of Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman

AJN Off the Charts

They are not known as much as they should be, however, for their role as nurses. Editor’s note: this is the third in a series about important Black nurses of the past that we are publishing during Nurses Month 2023. While still enslaved, she provided nursing care to the Dumont family.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

Virtual nurses may work from behind computer screens, but their impact is felt throughout healthcare as their expertise is increasingly integrated into patient care and nursing workflows. Regardless of the technology, nurses play essential roles throughout telemedicine, usually conveying or using insights or information.

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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs. Though D-SNPs have existed in one form or another since 2003, Congress made the programs permanent through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. Close to 12 million people in the United States qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

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Monkeypox: The Basics for Nurses

AJN Off the Charts

In the US in 2003, 71 cases of monkeypox in six states were traced to pet prairie dogs that had been imported in the “exotic animals” trade.) The post Monkeypox: The Basics for Nurses appeared first on Off the Charts. What should we make of the outbreaks this year in 23 countries where the disease is rarely seen?

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