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  • InFocus_Winter2015.pdf

    A 2013 American Telemedicine Report, Telemedicine’s Impact on Healthcare Cost and Quality, noted that scientific studies in the area of telemedicine and quality of care “indi- cate that the use of telemedicine for such appli- cations as monitoring of chronic care patients or allowing specialists to provide care to patients over a large region have resulted in significantly improved care. For most telemedicine applications, studies have shown that there is no difference in the ability of the provider to obtain clinical information, make an accurate diagnosis, and develop a treatment plan that produces the same desired clinical outcomes as compared to in-person care when used appropriately” (ATA, 2013).

  • 2016_Spring_InFocus_final_spreads.pdf

    Santos, MPA, RN, BSN Member of the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners Bernadette Santos attended the Midyear Meeting with her colleague Kevin Hitosis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, president, Guam Board of Nurse Examiners. 14 | In Focus Spring 2016 | 15 and thus receives many applications from IENs. As the Guam Board requires both police and court background checks, nurses who come from the Philippines report difficulty requesting these documents when they are already physically on Guam. It was interesting for me to learn that a majority of the state boards have been using the FBI fingerprinting process for background checks, and that there is even a system called Rap-Back that would update the board of any subsequent criminal activity of licensees.

  • 2019DCM_ALembke.pdf

    How defense mechanisms work Anxiety à Defense Mechanisms à DECREASED ANXIETY Denial Projection Splitting Passive Aggression What happens when the compassionate doctor and the drug-seeking patient get a room? Doctor meets patient Take 1 In other words … A Kerfuffle that perpetuates the problem … What happens when primitive defenses no longer work? For example when the Prescription Drug Monitoring Database shows undeniable doctor- shopping Doctor is fully unmasked as a de facto drug dealer A narcissistic injury Healthy narcissism Heinz Kohut, The Kohut Seminars, 1987 Narcissistic rage and retaliation Doctor meets patient Take 2 How can we do better?

  • InFocus_Vol4_2025.pdf

    That’s why these quality indicators are so important.” Students need to keep all of these factors “ “ Leader To Leader informs nurse educators of critical issues affecting nursing education and regulation. THE PUBLICATION THAT BRINGS NURSING REGULATION & EDUCATION TOGETHER Subscribe Today in mind when choosing a nursing program and do their due diligence in in gathering the information they need to make educated decisions. “There is a fair amount of information that can be gleaned from a school’s website, but they may need to do more digging to find out things like the percentage of full-time faculty.

  • Transcript_2023am_dbenton.pdf

    The direction of the work is captured in our publication, Regulation 2030. 2030 is on track. It is evidence-based. It is future-orientated and offers a benchmark for us to use to assess our progress. But this was never meant to be the end. As the subtitle suggests, first steps of a journey. There is further to go. So to take our regulatory practices towards 2050, a time when regulation is valued, our actions understood, and importantly, the public politicians on the profession recognize the essential role that we play in securing access to effective, efficient, quality services, we need to continue to transform.

  • L2L_Spring2016.pdf

    Related content includes but is not limited to: Advance Directives/Self-Determination/ Life Planning Assignment, Delegation and Supervision Establishing Priorities Advocacy Ethical Practice Case Management Informed Consent Client Rights Information Technology Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Team Legal Rights and Responsibilities Concepts of Management Organ Donation Confidentiality/Information Security Performance Improvement (Quality Improvement) Continuity of Care Referra ...

  • transcript_2025rexpn_qa2.pdf

    So candidates are probably already beginning to be prepared to engage in that essence of clinical judgment that's required in the entry-level period. - Nicole, thank you very much. Next question is going to be for Tatiana. One of the attendees is asking about the temporary testing centers and how to find out when there are appointments available at those TTCs. - [Tatiana] That is definitely a really important question. The REx-PN examination is offered at domestic and international test centers, and then we do have some temporary person-viewed test centers as scheduled.

  • LSC_Toolkit_FINAL_2025.pdf

    Remember, it's not just about technical expertise; your passion and ability to inspire matter. You'll gain experience by doing, with support from experienced professionals. Your diverse background strengthens our leadership. “What if I lose?” Our leaders will tell you, ”been there, done that.” They simply tried again. Loss is a foundation to success, you gain even when you lose by making connections and learning how to improve for he next time. TALKING POINTS- REMOVING BARRIERS “I don’t think it will be worth the effort.” National efforts have local results.

  • Trancript_2018MYM_AMaeda.pdf

    This is a very challenging agenda because we include all countries: low, middle, and high-income, in this endeavor. Some of the highlights of this identified the fact that the global economy is projected to generate demand for around 40 million new health workers. And that means in order to achieve universal health coverage, there has to be a growth in the employment side, but are there going to be enough workers? Again, this report projects that there will be some 18 million shortfall in not meeting the demand, but of course, it goes beyond just the numbers. There are equity concerns as well as the appropriateness of the kinds of workers being produced to meet the needs of the future.

  • 2024aprn_cgill.pdf

    Current CPCA 5.2% (23) 46.1% (153) B. A Longitudinal Assessment* 77.6% (343) 53.9% (179) 48 Third Research Question Is the performance between the CPCA- LA and CPCA participants comparable? Is there a difference in perceptions and attitudes between the CPCA-LA and CPCA participants? Is the CPCA-LA platform feasible, acceptable, and usable? CPCA-LA Platform Overall Rating 49 50 2.33 2.94 2.95 3.08 3.15 3.5 3.62 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 The CPCA-LA helped change how I practice nurse anesthesia.