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Improving Health Outcomes and Bottom Lines Through Healthcare Navigation: A Comprehensive Guide

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Their interdisciplinary team includes clinical specialists like nurses, pharmacists, and dieticians, as well as non-clinicians such as social workers and care coordinators. This, in turn, leads to cost savings and improved health outcomes.

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Practical Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Minority Nurse

Collaborate with a colleague, nurse leader, or interdisciplinary team member who can provide support and mentorship as you explore the evidence behind a clinical question. Have a common goal of the translation of evidence into clinical practice. Emphasize evaluation of the implementation process and continuous improvement.

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University of Pennsylvania Announces New Tuition-free Program to Recruit, Train and Deploy Nurse Practitioners to Underserved Communities Across the U.S.

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners can also able to take on key leadership roles, from managing and operating walk-in or community clinics to leading interdisciplinary teams within health systems.

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Healthy Aging Advice with Gerontological Nurse Sharon Bronner

Minority Nurse

The joys that resonate in my entire soul include the autonomy in my practice and the connection with the interdisciplinary team during the development of care plans.” ” As a gerontological nurse, Bronner often works closely with an older adult’s loved ones and forms close bonds.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Rama Walker

Minority Nurse

I was fascinated with the interdisciplinary team. During this time, I discovered my passion for being a clinician and developed a strong interest in understanding how everything worked together. I then went on to outpatient care and progressed there in my leadership journey.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

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Examples of care coordination may include structured meetings such as routine, formal case conferencing with the patient representative or a regularly scheduled, interdisciplinary team meeting to coordinate care, discuss goals, map out roles and responsibilities, and address any barriers preventing the patient from receiving services.

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Into the Minds of Nursing Excellence: Dean Angela Amar on Psychiatric-Mental Health and Forensic Nursing

Minority Nurse

Many forensic nurses work as part of interdisciplinary teams that investigate abuse or neglect situations with adults and children, as well as teams involved in prevention efforts. Can you talk about the field where this expertise is useful?