| 2009 Year in Review |
It's the little things that added up to big changes for nurse practitioners this year. NPs won key victories in gaining primary care provider status on insurance panels, signature authority for required healthcare forms and expanded prescriptive authority. Take your inspiration from these achievements, and pursue your own in 2010.
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| Spot Poll |
Last month's opinion poll asked how you planned to celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week (Nov. 8-14). Sadly, 61% of respondents said that their employer didn't know about or didn't recognize NP Week, and 19% said they themselves weren't aware of NP Week. A handful (13%) said their employer includes them in Nurses Week activities.
This month we're asking whether you have a formal employment contract.
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| Practice Snapshot Survey |
Our bimonthly Practice Snapshot column provides a quick glimpse of actual practices owned by NPs. Help others learn from your example. Fill out the Practice Snapshot survey, and you might be featured in an up-coming snapshot.
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| Spanish-Language Patient Handouts |
All of the patient handouts published in the print edition of ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners are available online in both English and Spanish. These handouts are provided as an educational tool for patients. Please feel free to print and distribute them to your patients.
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| Clinical Surveys: Diabetes |
| Share with other nurse practitioners how you diagnose and treat common conditions. Our quick monthly surveys display real-time results at the end of the questionnaire. This month's survey focuses on diabetes.
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