CMS allows hospices to continue hiring contract nurses
The CMS said hospices may continue to hire contract nurses through the end of September 2016, because a shortage of nurses exists in the U.S. Regulations allow the use of contract nursing staff only under extraordinary circumstances, and CMS has decided the shortage, as designated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, continues to meet that qualification. McKnight's Long-Term Care News
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NP says study supports an end to practice restrictions
States with full-practice nurse practitioners achieved better patient outcomes than states that did not have full practice, according to a study in the journal Nursing Outlook. Nurse practitioner Tom Bartol, in analyzing and commenting on the study, writes that his skills and competency did not change because he moved from a state that did not allow full practice to one that did, and he cites a Federal Trade Commission report that said removing barriers to full practice could improve access and quality of care. Medscape (free registration)
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Report suggests solutions to Nev. mental health professional shortage
Nevada has a shortage of mental health care professionals, and recommendations in a study from the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities suggest legislative remedies to boost recruitment, including revising exam, licensure and practice requirements. The report calls for increased salaries and having the state look at participating in interstate compacts for nursing and other health care fields to attract mental health practitioners. Las Vegas Review-Journal
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