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Risks Facing Nurse Practitioners Today

Minority Nurse

of all claims in the 2022 dataset, compared to 13% in the 2012 dataset. of all allegations against nurse practitioners and continue to be the leading allegation through 2012, 2017, and 2022 datasets. His vital signs were indicative of sepsis (high fever, elevated heart, respiratory rate, and low blood pressure).

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Empowering patients and families to escalate worries and concerns. The NHS England pilot project at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

We acknowledge that patients and families are experts in their own wellbeing and may identify the subtle signs of deterioration and improvement before the vital signs of NEWS scores suggest any change 4. This one year pilot project aims to see patients as equal partners in care 3.

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