We built on evidence searches developed for a comprehensive systematic review of evidence about staffing in emergency departments [4]. We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library using terms such as “substitute/nurse specialist/physician assistant/advanced practice nurse”, “skill mix”, linked with terms such as ‘‘emergency nursing’’, ‘‘Accident and emergency or emergency department’’, ...

1 Nurse, Ph.D. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University Of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran. email: [email protected] 2 Nurse, M.Sc. School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran. email: [email protected] 3 Health Education and Health Promotion, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Fasa University Of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran. email: [email protected] 4...

Orthopedic Research Online Journal Albumin And Hypoalbuminemia: Relevance in Orthopaedic Surgery Michelle J Lespasio* Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, USA *Corresponding author: Lespasio, Boston, Submission: November 11, 2022;Published: December 21, 2022 DOI: 10.31031/OPROJ.2022.10.000735 ISSN: 2576-8875 Volume10 Issue2

The recent article published in the Journal by Lindley and colleagues (Patient Saf. Surg. 2011, 5:33) reported the successful surgical treatment of a persistent thoracic pain following a T7-8 microdiscectomy, truly performed at the 'level immediately above'. The wrong level in spine surgery is a multi-factorial matter and several strategies have been designed and adopted to try decreasing its o...

Over the years I have served as both a preceptor and colleague for more than a dozen physician assistants and nurse practitioners. All the while I wondered: are they as good as they seem, and are doctors as indispensable as we’d like to believe? When my daughter became a physician assistant I was forced to respond. I share a small practice with six family physicians. Each of us works closely wi...

Objective To develop and validate an instrument that addresses the interventions/activities carried out by the family health team as reference for staff planning. Method Methodological research developed in stages: instrument development, content validation, and pilot test in three units located in the southeastern region of Brazil. Results 39 interventions were validated in a single instrument...

The purpose of this study was to collect information on the utilization of physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in academic health centers. Data were gathered from a national sample of University HealthSystem Consortium member academic medical centers (AMCs). PAs and NPs have been integrated into most services of respondent AMCs, where they are positively rated for the value...