Telephone advice: new solutions for old problems

Article Abstract:

As telephone calls by people seeking medical advice increase, primary care practitioners must plan for such calls, allowing for time and personnel to take calls, developing protocols, training staff and documenting patient problems and advice given. An initial assessment of the number and type of calls received will help the practitioner plan and implement an effective telephone-advice program. Franchised telephone health advisory services are available for practitioners unable or unwilling to conduct telephone triage themselves.

Services, Telecommunications systems, Emergency medical services, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Ambulatory medical care, Ambulatory care

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The Drama of a Paradigm Shift: Looking at APRN Licensure After the Year 2000

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Representatives from advanced practice registered nurse associations met in Chicago, IL, on May 4, 1998, to discuss multistate licensure for their members. Clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and certified registered nurse anesthetists are attempting to develop national standards state regulators will accept. Disciplines such as physical therapy, psychology and medicine are interested in the progress this group makes.

Evaluation, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Health occupations licensing boards

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Second licensure for advanced practice: current status

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Decisions by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing regarding an additional layer of licensing for advanced practice nurses could have significant impacts on practicing nurses. Arguments for and against the proposal, a history of its development, and implications of its implementation have been presented. A second license for advanced practice nurses would more clearly define their role and hold them accountable to a state regulating board.

Nurses, Licensing agreements, Licensing, certification and accreditation

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