With extra study, nurses will be able to prescribe medications. Here's what to expect

Nurse prescribers often provide more personalized medication counseling and spend more time with patients. This can improve ...
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Oral Anticancer Medication Adherence, Toxicity Reporting, and Counseling: A Study Comparing Health Care Providers and Patients

An online survey for HCPs and paper survey for patients were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Bivariate analysis using the χ 2 test was used for some questions. There were 169 HCP and 143 ...
Health Affairs

A Call To Measure The Oral Disease Burden In Nursing Homes

Oral health is essential to healthy aging, yet a ¨silent epidemic of oral diseases¨ disproportionately burdens older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Access to dental care in these ...
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COVID-19 Patients Given Unproven Drug In Texas Nursing Home In 'Disconcerting' Move

Concern is mounting after a doctor at a Texas nursing home started giving the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to dozens of elderly patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and tracking the outcomes in ...