Residents and nonphysician health care providers

Agents for change: nonphysician medical providers and health care quality.

Quality medical care is a clinical and public health imperative, but defining quality and achieving improved, measureable outcomes are extremely complex challenges. Adherence to best practice invariably improves outcomes. Nonphysician medical providers (NPMPs), such as physician assistants and advanced practice nurses (eg, nurse practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, certified regi...

Nonphysician providers in hospital medicine: not so fast.

Ford and Britting’s editorial in this month’s Journal of Hospital Medicine raises important questions concerning the use of nonphysician providers in hospital medicine. They focus primarily on the use of mid-level providers (MLPs), namely physician-assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), as a potential solution to the current physician workforce shortages in our field. While we acknowle...

Pmn-17: Support from Health Care Providers for Infertile Couples

Undergoing treatment with assisted reproductive technology may be a traumatic experience that will contribute to a variety of psychological difficulties. This is chiefly important because the numbers of women looking for infertility services are increasing. Therefore the emotional and psychological support offered in their nursing care is dominant. The degree of emotional distress can be very h...

Educators Of"health Care Providers

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Injuries and prevention in health care providers.