NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000300
Bligha Noor, Kari Benton, Claudio Vazquez
{"title":"Promoting provider adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines with a diabetes care bundle: A DNP quality improvement project.","authors":"Bligha Noor, Kari Benton, Claudio Vazquez","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common and expensive health condition. Patients are at increased risk for cardiorenal complications when metabolic targets for hemoglobin A1C, BP, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol are unmet. Many providers do not fully adhere to the latest diabetes guidelines. This quality improvement project aimed to achieve adherence to all components of a diabetes care bundle (DCB) based on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Care in Diabetes-2023 for at least 30% of patient visits for T2DM among providers at two primary care clinics. The DCB successfully assisted providers in adhering to ADA guidelines during patient visits while not greatly increasing visit cycle time.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"40-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000308
{"title":"The relationship between resilience, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction among NPs and the impact of experience and education.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000308","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"30-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000299
Brandon Geer
{"title":"Point-of-care ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in the primary care setting.","authors":"Brandon Geer","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are often asymptomatic; however, if they rupture, they have a mortality of 81%.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This project, completed as part of the author's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program requirements, evaluated the implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) screening protocol involving in-office AAA screenings using a handheld ultrasound device. The purpose of this project was to examine whether POCUS would increase adherence to AAA screening guidelines in the primary care setting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>POCUS AAA screening increased adherence to screening guidelines and was preferred by participants to formal ultrasound screening.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This project recommends performing additional research on a larger scale over a longer period to more fully assess POCUS applicability for this purpose.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"33-39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000305
Jamesetta A Newland
{"title":"Using postnominal letters with your name.","authors":"Jamesetta A Newland","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000305","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000301
Catherine H Ivory, Jennifer I Bonamer, Johana R Fajardo, Colleen K Snydeman
{"title":"Promoting top-of-degree APRN practice through PhD/DNP partnerships.","authors":"Catherine H Ivory, Jennifer I Bonamer, Johana R Fajardo, Colleen K Snydeman","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000301","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"10-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000307
{"title":"Competency-based education and the AACN Essentials: Insights and strategies for preceptors of NP students.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000307","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"20-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000297
Kelly Casler, Randee Masciola
{"title":"Competency-based education and the AACN Essentials: Insights and strategies for preceptors of NP students.","authors":"Kelly Casler, Randee Masciola","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>NP curriculum is guided by several curricular standards from multiple organizations. The main curricular standard is the Essentials, a document from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the leading authority in nursing curriculum. The Essentials outlines competency-based education standards for NP education. As preceptors are critical partners in NP education, this article serves to provide foundational knowledge about competency-based NP curriculum, including the Essentials, to help preceptors strengthen their approach to teaching NP students.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"14-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NURSE PRACTITIONERPub Date : 2025-04-01Epub Date: 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000295
{"title":"50 years, 50 voices: NPs on education.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In celebration of its 50th year in publication, The Nurse Practitioner has asked 50 influential NPs for their thoughts on topics of import to the profession and its future, to be published in select months throughout the year. This month, five NPs share their wisdom on NP education.</p>","PeriodicalId":51812,"journal":{"name":"NURSE PRACTITIONER","volume":"50 4","pages":"8-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}