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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Patient Protectors

Chicago Caregiving

When staffing shortages impact patient care, advocates look out for patients’ best interests, says former nurse and current patient advocate Teri Dreher. Caregiving Magazine is committed to publishing a diversity of opinions. I presented that documentation and asked to see my client’s records.

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Summer Reading List For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of Nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Nurse: The Art of Caring. It covers nearly seventy years of practice from World War II to the present day. Through the smallest of actions, Nurses provide vital care and kindness.

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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

Minority Nurse

Professional Liability Trends and Implications Professional liability trends are evolving as NPs take on greater responsibility for patient care. Where NPs have reduced or restricted practice authority to provide patient care, liability is often shared with supervising physicians (Candello, 2023).

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. We call nurses the lifeblood of healthcare, and they're also the connective tissue and the veritable mitochondria, the cellular powerhouses of the delivery of patient care. Nurses are everywhere. They are legion.

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A Message to the Nurse's Future Self

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

The Legacy of the Nurse A nurse's life and career are more than the sum of patients cared for and colleagues supported. I've known nurses who fed the homeless and cared for wounded animals. Did you laugh? Did you cry? Were hugs readily available? Was mutual support part and parcel of your day? How will you create a great one?

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NP Designation Helps Nurses Shape Their Careers with More Choices

Minority Nurse

But advanced degrees, including the designation as a nurse practitioner (NP), also offer study nuances that propel careers forward and present opportunities that weren’t available before. And because their experience and expertise were crucial to in-the-moment patient care scenarios, public awareness about nurse practitioners increased.

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