Evaluation of Prescription Adaptation Following Changes to A Provincial Drug Insurance Formulary by Robert T. Pammett

“…Sixty-five drug changes were indicated to reflect the modernization, and with guidance from a clinical pharmacist, nurse practitioners (NPs), and family physicians (FPs), 65% of these identified drugs were switched to reflect the modernization. …”
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Clients of sex workers in Switzerland: it makes sense to counsel and propose rapid test for HIV on the street, a preliminary report by Ansermet-Pagot Anne, Vannotti Marco, N'Garambe Chantal, Bodenmann Patrick, Diserens Esther-Amélie, Masserey Eric, Cavassini Matthias

“…Rapid HIV testing and counselling were performed by experienced nurse practitioners. Clients with reactive tests were offered confirmatory testing, medical evaluation, and care in our HIV clinic.…”
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Can Advanced Practice Providers Fill the Hole in Anal Dysplasia Care? by Jonathan Baker, MPAS, PA-C, Theresa M. Schwartz, MS, FNP, ANP-C

“…Advanced practice providers (APPs) including Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and PAs are licensed medical professionals known to expand access to care in certain settings, and potential key players in expansion of anal dysplasia care. …”
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An overview of abuse-deterrent opioids and recommendations for practical patient care by Adler JA, Mallick-Searle T

“…Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are on the “front lines” in battling opioid abuse and serve a key role in recognizing and mitigating the risks of prescription opioid diversion, abuse, and misuse (intentional and unintentional) and in identifying patients at risk for abuse while still providing pain relief to patients. …”
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Training for integrated care treatment of Opioid use disorder by Christine Suniti Bhat

“…Participants will understand research supporting medication assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, and will gain insight into how primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, counselors, and behavioral health consultants are collaborating successfully for the benefit of patients in rural south-eastern Ohio. …”
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Recognition & management of varicella infections and accuracy of antimicrobial recommendations: Case vignettes study in the US. by Jaime Fergie, Manjiri Pawaskar, Phani Veeranki, Salome Samant, Carolyn Harley, Joanna MacEwan, Taylor T Schwartz, Shikha Surati, James H Conway

“…<h4>Results</h4>153 HCPs (50 nurse practitioners, 103 doctors) completed the survey. …”
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A morbidity survey of South African primary care. by Bob Mash, Lara Fairall, Olubunmi Adejayan, Omozuanvbo Ikpefan, Jyoti Kumari, Shaheed Mathee, Ronit Okun, Willy Yogolelo

“…However these studies do not tell us which of these conditions commonly present to primary care providers, how these conditions may present and how providers make sense of them in terms of their diagnoses. Clinical nurse practitioners are the main primary care providers and need to be better prepared for this role. …”
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Development and evaluation of a culturally appropriate hypertension education (CAHE) training program for health care providers. by Jennita G Meinema, Joke A Haafkens, Debbie A D C Jaarsma, Henk C P M van Weert, Nynke van Dijk

“…Given these effects, it seems warranted to develop a training program on how to deliver this type of patient education for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNPs). OBJECTIVE:Development and evaluation of a training program for PCNPs aimed at providing culturally appropriate hypertension patient education. …”
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Family eating and physical activity practices among African American, Filipino American, and Hispanic American families: Implications for developing obesity prevention programs by Luz Sobong Porter

“…The findings provide a database for nurse practitioners and other health service providers for the development of culturally sensitive focused public health education programs to prevent or control obesity.…”
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Assessing the contribution of immigrants to Canada’s nursing and health care support occupations: a multi-scalar analysis by Rafael Harun, Margaret Walton-Roberts

“…Results The distribution of nurses in Canada, Ontario, and Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks reveal a growth in Nurse Practitioners and Registered/Licensed Practical Nurses, and contraction in the share of Registered Nurses. …”
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Improving Diabetes Management With a Patient Portal: Qualitative Study of a Diabetes Self-Management Portal by Urowitz, Sara, Wiljer, David, Dupak, Kourtney, Kuehner, Zachary, Leonard, Kevin, Lovrics, Emily, Picton, Peter, Seto, Emily, Cafazzo, Joe

“…Providers included general practitioners (GPs), nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), dieticians, diabetes educators (DECs), and other clinical staff. …”
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Determining the Impact of an Alarm Management Program on Alarm Fatigue among ICU and Telemetry RNs: An Evidence Based Research Project by Stacie A. Dee MSN, PMHNP, Jessica Tucciarone RN, BSN, Gary Plotkin MSN, ACNP, Christina Mallilo MSN, ANP, AGACNP

“…Our search strategy included the following terms: adult registered nurse, inpatient registered nurse, ICU registered nurses, RNs, Nurse Practitioners, alarm fatigue, alarm management strategy, education, cardiac monitor alarm, alarm strategies, alarm bundle, telemetry alarm, and cardiac monitor. …”
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‘Frailty as an adjective rather than a diagnosis’—identification of frailty in primary care: a qualitative interview study by Seeley, A, Glogowska, M, Hayward, G

“…<p><strong>Methods</strong></p> Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary care staff across England including GPs, physician associates, nurse practitioners, paramedics and pharmacists. Thematic analysis was facilitated through NVivo (Version 12). …”

How do primary care clinicians approach the management of frailty? A qualitative interview study by Seeley, A, Glogowska, M, Hayward, G

“…</p> <p><strong>Design and setting:</strong>&nbsp;Semi-structured interviews were conducted with clinicians across England, including general practitioners (GPs), physician associates, nurse practitioners, paramedics and clinical pharmacists. …”

Enhancing the quality of antibiotic prescribing in primary care: qualitative evaluation of a blended learning intervention. by Bekkers, M, Simpson, SA, Dunstan, F, Hood, K, Hare, M, Evans, J, Butler, C

“…Effectiveness was evaluated in a randomised controlled trial in which 244 GPs and Nurse Practitioners and 68 general practices participated. …”

Adoption of New Oral Health Interventions in Primary Care: Qualitative Findings by Gloria C. Bales, PhD, Shelley Curtan, Med, Neel Agarwal, Sarah D. Ronis, MD, MPH, Suchitra Nelson, PhD

“…The objective of this qualitative study was to assess adoption and implementation of theory-based multilevel oral health interventions, by clinicians (pediatricians and nurse practitioners) participating in a cluster randomized clinical trial, to create an oral health toolkit for widespread dissemination into pediatric practices. …”
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Association of Primary Care Team Composition and Clinician Burnout in a Primary Care Practice Network by Elliot J. Bruhl, MD, Kathy L. MacLaughlin, MD, Summer V. Allen, MD, Jennifer L. Horn, MD, Kurt B. Angstman, MD, Gregory M. Garrison, MD, Julie A. Maxson, CCRP, Debra K. McCauley, DNP, Michelle A. Lampman, PhD, Tom D. Thacher, MD

“…Participants and Methods: We studied 420 family medicine clinicians (253 physicians and 167 nurse practitioners/physician assistants [NP/PAs]) within a large integrated health system throughout 59 Midwestern communities. …”
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Providing compassionate care in a virtual context: Qualitative exploration of Canadian primary care nurses’ experiences by Geneviève Rouleau, Kelly Wu, Monica Parry, Lauralie Richard, Laura Desveaux

“…Results We interviewed 18 nurse practitioners and two registered nurses. Participants described how: (1) compassionate care was central to nursing practice, (2) compassionate care was evolving through virtual nurse–patient interaction, and (3) nurses balanced practice with patients’ expectations while providing virtual compassionate care. …”
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Decisions for Treatment of Neonates With Poor Prognosis: A Qualitative Study by Mamak Shariat, Fariba Asghari, Mahmoud Motevasel Arani, Nahid Farrokhzad, Yasamin Mohammadzadeh, Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulaghi, Ameneh Abroun, Sayeh Mirzatavoli, Zohreh Janani, Fatemeh Sadat Nayeri

“…In this qualitative content analysis research, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) with 98 participants, including physicians, nurse practitioners, medical ethicists, Shia clerics, and parents. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice among mothers on the relationship between honey and botulism in Saudi Arabian infants: a cross-section study by Asma Bamumin, Sumayah Bamumin, Hind Ali Ahmadini, Yosra Alhindi, Safaa Alsanosi, Hamsah Alqashqari, Ghada E. Esheba, Nahla Ayoub, Alaa Falemban

“…Exploring the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among mothers on the relationship between honey and IB will help public health professionals implement appropriate maternal health education materials targeting infant health and increase the awareness of the paediatric primary care providers, physicians, and nurse practitioners about the risk of IB among their patients.Objectives To determine the knowledge of mothers from Hail city in Saudi Arabia (SA) regarding IB and assess their attitude and practice towards feeding honey to their infants before 12 months of age.Methods Using a comparative cross-sectional study, in February 2022, we broadcasted an online questionnaire through social networking and evaluated the KAP of 385 mothers.Results Less than half (48%) of the mothers have heard about IB, 40% of them knew the relation between honey ingestion and IB and only 6.5% acknowledged that they knew the causative agent for IB. …”
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