Despite the recommendations of USPSTF, WPSI, and other professional organizations, routine screening and intervention for IPV is not a widespread practice in healthcare settings.
Clinical Topics
Clinical Pearls for NPs: Insomnia Among Women
Screening guidelines and non-medication options for sleep therapy for women with insomnia.
Clinical Pearls for NPs: Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Diagnosis and Tick Removal
A short guide to diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease, along with a link to a video of tick-removal technique
Clinical Pearls for NPs: Adult Female Acne, Patient Education
Acne vulgaris is one of the most commonly treated dermatologic diseases in adult females, but treatment selection and patient education should be tailored specifically to this population.
NPs Less Likely Than Physicians to Fill a Potentially Inappropriate Medication, Study Finds
Nurse practitioners filled fewer prescriptions for potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) and were less likely to refill a PIM than a physician, an analysis of Medicare records in Texas found.