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What led me from nurse practitioner to medical school

KevinMD

For years, I cared for patients as a nurse practitioner—managing chronic disease, guiding them through acute illness, counseling them through the often messy realities of life and health. I loved my work.

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Essential questions about nurse practitioner liability insurance [PODCAST]

KevinMD

Nurse practitioner Surani Hayre-Kwan discusses her article “Are you protecting your career? Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! 5 essential questions about your NP liability insurance.”

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Barton Associates

A psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (NP), also known as a psych NP or a PMHNP, helps bridge this gap by providing essential mental health services to underserved populations. What’s the average psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner salary? Is there a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner shortage?

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How locum tenens work helps physicians and APPs reclaim control

KevinMD

I recently spoke with a nurse practitioner looking for a lifestyle change that could give her more balance without stepping away from medicine. Burnout isn’t a weakness—it’s a warning sign. “I love caring for patients,” she told me, “but I don’t even recognize my life anymore.

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Primary care reform in Alberta: Costs for family physicians and expanded roles of independent nurse practitioners

Canadian Family Physician

Design Starting with the government’s statement of the shortage (between 600,000 and 700,000 persons with unmet primary care needs) and using current caseload measures, a measure of the number of FPs and nurse practitioners (NPs) needed to fill the gap was developed. Setting Alberta. Participants FPs and NPs.

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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

They complete a commitment form and questionnaire before meeting with a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse, nutritionist, and doctor. Of 158 participants, 98% met with the nutritionist, 93% with the clinical nurse, 63% with the nurse practitioner, 25% with the doctor or resident, and 6% with the social worker.

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Factors associated with patients' experience of access to their primary health care clinic: a multilevel analysis [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey. Two patient-reported experiences were assessed: 1) difficulty having an appointment with regular family physician or nurse practitioners, and 2) unmet healthcare needs.