Perspectives of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care Practice
May 16, 2013 | Journal Article
This study suggests that increasing the scope of nurse practitioners’ duties remains controversial.
Workforce Supply and Demand
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Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care
May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
Nurse practitioners can help meet the growing need for primary care, if state and federal policy-makers remove barriers that limit their ability to provide, and get paid for, a wider range of preventive services and acute care.
Challenging Myths About Supplemental Nurses
May 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Supplemental nurses have similar levels of education and experience compared to permanent nurses, and tend to be slightly younger and more diverse.
Progress on the Nation’s Nursing Workforce
May 8, 2013 | Story
New government report finds that the nursing workforce is larger, better educated, and more diverse than it was a decade ago.
A Personal Mission: Bridging the Oral Health Care Gap
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Raised in a small town in Alabama, SMDEP alumna Monique Trice writes about why her community's geographic makeup has "set the stage for an oral health care crisis."
New Data: Nursing Profession Is Bigger, More Diverse, Better Educated
May 2, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) indicate that efforts to grow and diversify the nursing workforce are showing results.
Adequate and Stable Nurse Staffing Is Key to Improving Care for Heart Failure Patients
May 1, 2013 | Story
New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.
A Phased Cluster-randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
Health Care: One of Every Nine U.S. Jobs
April 23, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Health care employment accounted for 10.74 percent of total employment in the United States in March, according to a report by the Altarum Institute.
Match Day 2013: Good News for Primary Care
March 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
More U.S. medical students “matched” to primary care residency positions this year than in 2012, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.