Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical care and patient-focused outcomes of advanced nursing practice: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted advanced practice nurses' practice and posed great challenges in patient care delivery.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of advanced practice nurses in mainland China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). Methods A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted March 2021 and January 2022.

A ladder that matters: Conceptual development of a clinical ladder program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Clinical ladders are professional enhancement models that encourage and reward participants for continued professional engagement and leadership development. They have the potential to affect patient care through improved provider retention, advanced and refined clinical skills, and increased engagement. Recent literature has demonstrated development and implementation of clinical ladder models for nurse practitioners (NPs) in the acute care setting.

White Paper: Recognizing Child Trafficking as a Critical Emerging Health Threat.

Human trafficking is a pandemic human rights violation with an emerging paradigm shift that reframes an issue traditionally seen through a criminal justice lens to that of a public health crisis, particularly for children. Children and adolescents who are trafficked or are at risk for trafficking should receive evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care from trained health care providers (HCPs). The purpose of this article was to engage and equip pediatric HCPs to respond effectively to human trafficking in the clinical setting, improving health outcomes for affected and at-risk children.

Adults with Liver Failure in the Intensive Care Unit: A Transplant Primer for Nurses.

Liver transplant is the standard of care for treatment of many liver diseases. Patients with acute liver failure or end-stage liver disease may require intensive care management. Nurses play a vital role in the care of these patients before and immediately after transplant.