A5012272572- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Family Support in Illness
University of California, San Francisco
2013-2024
American Academy of Nursing
2024
Unity Health System
2018-2023
Bethany College - West Virginia
2022
This study uses SAMHSA data to describe the proportions of nurse practitioners and physician assistants with waivers prescribe buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorder associations state regulations restricting their scope practice.
This case series examines numbers of US clinicians receiving waivers from the Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder before and during COVID-19 pandemic.
Nearly 50% of the U.S. population struggles with a mental health or substance use disorder in their lifetime, yet substantial number are unable to receive treatment undertreated due significant shortages and disparities workforce. These contribute inequities that leave already-vulnerable populations at increased risk for detrimental consequences. Access could be improved by better utilizing Advanced Practice nursing workforce providing care treatment, defining roles, including those...
Expanded insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act and parity in behavioral health have increased demand for services. Yet there is a persistent shortage workforce. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) may be part of solution to shortages but are not yet fully utilized. The purpose this study was describe how PMHNPs utilized, identify barriers full utilization, assess PMHNPs' economic contribution public systems.This used mixed methods approach, selecting counties...
Expansion of health insurance coverage under the Accountable Care Act has meant that millions people are now insured for mental treatment, but with no significant increase in workforce. Services psychiatric nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) may be best utilized to improve access and quality public services if financial, political, scope practice, treatment model barriers limit their ability or willingness practice these settings better understood. This article reports qualitative results from a...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was slower growth in number of new waivers authorizing clinicians to provide buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. However, capacity grew at a stable rate as result already authorized obtaining larger patient panels. Advanced practice nurses accounted largest portion during pandemic.
Objective: The last national survey of psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses was conducted in 2016 and limited to advanced practice registered (APRNs). Data on the demographic employment characteristics PMH workforce could inform how optimize nursing address increasing demands for mental services. objective conduct a (RNs) PMH-APRNs gather data their demographic, educational, characteristics. Methods: An email administered between October 2020 February 2021 all members American Psychiatric...
Deaths from drug overdoses are rising dramatically in the United States. Treatment for opioid use disorders may include behavioral treatments as well medications (MOUD). Buprenorphine can be prescribed by physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), and physician assistants (PAs) required a training federal waiver until recently. The number of NP MOUD prescribers grew steadily over past decade, but research has identified state-level scope...
As a contribution to the public discourse about process develop fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (DSM-5), this article will discuss important co...