What is it about?
AANP surveyed their members working in primary care asking about their educational and professional needs to help them manage the care of their patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Why is it important?
The results showed the NPs working in primary care who were responsible for managing patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could benefit from better communication with rheumatologists, as well as further education and training in the management of RA with access to tools and resources about RA.
Perspectives
NPs working in primary care have specific professional and educational needs on many topics, RA is one of them. In order to enhance their role of providing evidence-based quality care to patients with RA, NPs need education and tools to help decrease disease exacerbations and improve quality of life of their patients with RA.
Michele McKay
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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This page is a summary of: The role of nurse practitioners in delivering rheumatology care and services: Results of a U.S. survey, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, October 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12525.
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