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NPACE Notes: August 2024 Newsletter
From the Director Five Things Advanced Practice Providers Struggle With(Or, things I wish I’d really been prepared for in NP school)By:...
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From the Director
Fall thoughts: What do Halloween and Healthcare Have in Common?
By: Terri Schmitt PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Executive Director, NPACE
I love Halloween! I absolutely, unapologetically love it. I love it so much that my zombie-prom annual event has become renown in recent years. I am giddy that the clock is ticking closer to this best of holidays. I really want to write about Halloween as we approach fall. To prepare for this newsletter I completed a quick Google search of ‘Halloween and Healthcare’ and was not prepared for the sheer amount of fright I would experience from this action. Looking up Halloween and Healthcare produces loads of frightening articles about food allergies from trick or treats, Halloween injuries, and how horrific the entire holiday is in the ER, primarily for children and teens. Uber amounts of caution and woe abound in healthcare and Halloween information. Reading further I learned how Halloween costumes feed anxieties, fear, bullying, and danger! How could my favorite holiday be an event of such high caution?
Monthly Article
Sepsis Update: Antibiotic Timing
Carla Ramjit, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC 
September is Sepsis Awareness Month, and in this month, clinicians launch programs aimed at educating the community and peers on the current goals regarding care for sepsis. Sepsis IS treatable. Numerous studies have supported the standardized guidelines that clinicians can refer to in treating sepsis.
If the criteria are met for the suspicion or confirmation of sepsis, providers will evaluate for a source of infection and begin a treatment regimen1. For adult patients, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has routinely updated the guidelines on treating sepsis in patient care settings.
End of Summer Savings!
Save on CE at the NPACE Learning Center with our Back-to-School sale! Take 20% off your entire cart on the NPACE Learning Center for a limited time only. Now is a great time to register for the CE bundle, on-demand conference or individual courses you need. We offer a wide range of CE topics with a selection of over 200+ individual courses available today!
Dive into some of our most popular products including the Grand Pharmacology Bundle, Acute Care Bundle, Clearwater on-demand conference and more. Make sure you act fast as this sale ends on September 9th, 11:59 PM EST.
*Excludes NONPF Products* Use Code: BACK2SCHOOL24
The Virtual Conference You Didn't Know You Needed
Learn from anywhere at the ‘Conference You Didn’t Know You Needed’ and save on registration for during the month of August!
Take $30 off your registration and earn 13+ CE Credits over this special 2-day virtual conference. Earn CE from the comfort of home on important topics including Diabetes, Men's Health, Weight Management, Dermatology, Physical Therapy, Psoriasis and more!
Act soon as this sale ends August 31st, 11:59 PM EST. Use Code: SEPTVCSALE
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This is a virtual conference you don't want to miss. Register Today!
NPACE Learning Center
This section brings you featured courses, bundles, and on-demand conferences available for lowered prices! Featured deals are heavily discounted to only $10 per CE credit making these great learning opportunities, with savings you don’t want to miss out on.
This section will be updated regularly, so be sure to check back frequently to view new deals on other great courses.
View the new Featured Deals Section today!
The Friends of NPACE Podcast
Episode 23 of The Friends of NPACE Podcast is now available!
In this episode of the Friends of NPACE Podcast we are joined by Dr. Lynn Rapsilber DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP! This discussion dives into Dr. Rapsilber’s background and understanding her journey into NP business ownership. Dr. Rapsilber also provides some key foundational information on her work to other advanced practice providers!
Tune in every other Wednesday for new episodes of the Friends of NPACE Podcast on your favorite streaming platform (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and the NPACE Learning Center).
APEA Highlight
NPACE is happy to continue our partnership with APEA by having special CE bundles available exclusively on the APEA CE library!
These bundles include the most recent and relevant information needed to keep you up to date in your practice. Bundles range from 8.0 - 25.0 CE credits and will cover important learning aspects of each topic, presented by expert speakers
Topics Include:
- Pharmacology
- Rapid Primary Care
- Psychiatric Mental Health
Register for one of the new bundles today!
Healio Highlight Article
"Edoxaban monotherapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary disease reduced risk for adverse clinical events, mainly driven by lower bleeding risk, compared with dual antiplatelet therapy, a speaker reported.
The results of the EPIC-CAD trial conducted in South Korea were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine." (Healio, 2024)
Key Takeaways:
- Single antiplatelet therapy with edoxaban reduced bleeding risk in patients with AF and stable CAD vs. dual therapy.
- Incidence of death, MI and stroke and other events were similarly low between the two groups.
Partner Highlights
New Free MASLD & MASH CE Program with NPACE Partner PCEC - Complete Course by September 30th to earn Free CE Credit!
Check out, NPACE partner, EGPrep for a great outlet to learn important hands-on skills that are crucial for your practice. EGPrep’s mission is to support the professional development and success of nurse practitioner students by boosting their clinical confidence. Visit EGPrep today!
Clinical Nurse Educator Academy
The Clinical Nurse Educator Academy is a professional development program funded by HRSA to increase the Nursing Education workforce in clinical settings. As Nurse Practitioners (NPs), we may not have been formally educated in our graduate programs in the theories and competencies of a nurse educator, yet we often serve as Preceptors and sometimes serve as faculty with Schools of Nursing. As the NP workforce continues to rapidly expand, we should be educated in the knowledge, skills and abilities of a Nurse Educator. Developing our own clinical educator competencies will help us to become more confident, structure learning experiences for learners, and mitigate the risk of slowing our productivity down during patient care.