Meeting a Pandemic Challenge for Interprofessional Education for Nurse Graduate Students: Development of a Remote Session Using Case Studies.

Interprofessional education has become a mainstay of undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. However, with limitations to physical contact brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to provide such an experience was challenged. A remote session involving graduate family nurse practitioner, physical therapy, and occupational therapy students was devised using case studies in small groups with a faculty facilitator.

Meeting FNP students' and faculty clinical needs: Two perspectives.

Appropriate clinical practice sites with skilled preceptors are the backbone of family nurse practitioner (FNP) students' education. Faculty are also in need of practice sites to stay abreast of current clinical practice and maintain clinical hours for certification. The purpose of this article is to relate the process of developing a practice model to meet the needs of the FNP student and faculty.

The development of an in-house dispensary in a college health center.

Background And Purpose: A small college health center discovered that students perceived obtaining prescribed medication was a barrier to adherence to short-term antibiotic therapy. To address this specific barrier, an in-house dispensary was developed and modified over the past several years to meet the needs of students. Partnering with a local pharmacy has made the process of obtaining prescriptions easier for the students.

Food-drug interactions: Putting evidence into practice.

Food-drug interactions occur more often than thought. This manuscript describes the most common interactions the NP may encounter in primary care practice. A thorough and detailed health history and dietary recall are essential for identifying potential problems when prescribing or evaluating medication efficacy.

Revisiting the freshman "15": assessing body mass index in the first college year and beyond.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine body mass index (BMI) of college freshmen and compare with BMI in senior or graduate year of school.

Data Sources: A convenience sample was drawn from health records of students at a small private university in the northeast United States. BMIs were calculated for those students who had an admission physical examination with documented height and weight and a subsequent physical examination in senior or graduate year.