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Contemporary Clinic spoke with NAPNAP President Jessica Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN and NAPNAP Secretary Jennifer Sonney, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAANP, about their latest study regarding the pandemic's impact on pediatric-focused nurse practitioner workforce.

Peck and Sonney share their inspiration for conducting the study, highlights of the findings, and what they hope this study will teach other NPs about the workforce. 

https://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(21)00094-8/fulltext

Videos

The Impact of COVID-19 On Pediatric Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Workforces

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Kellie Bryant, DNP, about vaccination training for nursing students and vaccine distribution in her community.

Bryant discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the nursing students', the experience of providing COVID-19 vaccinations to the public, and her hopes for the students' future in the field with their hands-on experience.

The Importance of Vaccination Training for Nursing Students

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Gretchen McNally, nurse practitioner of hematology at Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital, about substance use disorder in oncology patients and addiction stigma.

With her immense background in substance use and abuse, McNally started to notice patients using cocaine, alcohol, and other substances in her own experience and the poor patient outcomes rooting from it. 

This made her determined to do something to help these patients, as every encounter with a health care provider is an opportunity to improve outcomes for people with addiction, according to McNally.

McNally also discussed how nurse practitioners can support patient care during COVID-19, how to further stop the stigma surrounding addiction, and what she hopes to see for the future of nurse practitioners in the oncology landscape.

Substance Use and Addiction Stigma in Oncology Patients

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Lukia Beverly, pediatric nurse practitioner and co-chair of NAPNAP’s Immunization Special Interest Group, about National Immunization Awareness Month.

Beverly has seen the stigma around immunizations change in recent years, with a lot of help from the growth of social media and technology.

According to Beverly, parents are still hesitant to bring their children into their health care provider’s offices due to the fear of COVID-19 and the uncertainty surrounding the virus. However, she is still starting to see an increase in rates of the public getting their immunizations.

Beverly also discussed how HCPs can engage families to maintain CDC immunization schedules during the pandemic, how to handle parents’ concerns about immunization visits, and what she hopes to see for the future of pediatric nurse practitioners in regard to immunizations.

Contemporary Clinic spoke with Lukia Beverly, pediatric nurse practitioner and co-chair of NAPNAP’s Immunization Special Interest Group, about National Immunization Awareness Month. 

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Articles

The Impact of COVID-19 On Pediatric Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Workforces

The Importance of Vaccination Training for Nursing Students

Substance Use and Addiction Stigma in Oncology Patients

Nurse Practitioners and National Immunization Awareness Month