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Last week, a 25-year-old detransitioned North Carolina woman filed a lawsuit against those she claims were responsible for convincing her to undergo gender-reassignment medical procedures when she was a minor.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 8:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a court motion filed Oct. 17, Planned Parenthood is asking a state court to block a law that prevents nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician assistants from administering the abortion pill in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the California state Senate passed a measure permitting specifically trained nurse practitioners to perform abortions without the supervision of a doctor.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2022 @ 10:18 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Regulations continue to prevent advanced nurse practitioners from volunteering to care for sick or injured people in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 2:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thousands of elderly patients lost their health care provider, and nurse practitioner Michelle Schmerge had to watch them go.
Published: Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 @ 3:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Advanced-practice nurses, federal officials say regulation limits access to health care and increases costs
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 2:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson Times editors took the General Assembly to task for passing House Bill 277, which would create a study group to decide how to the state should regulate naturopathic doctors as "licensed health care practitioners."
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, nurse practitioners (NP) can't treat patients unless they establish a collaborative practice agreement with a supervising doctor - a written contract that outlines patient management, prescribing authorities, and how the NP and physician will communicate with each other
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2018 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina doesn't have a doctor shortage. Doctors just aren't choosing to practice medicine in sparsely populated towns
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, a family medicine physician, joined Vidant Multispecialty Clinic - Belhaven, located at 598 W. Old County Rd., on Feb. 6. Gibson joins the team of local doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses who have years of experience caring for patients in eastern North
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor's race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation's leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2016 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Secretary Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama's handpicked leader of the Department of Homeland Security, appeared this week at an annual assembly of Muslim leaders in which he'll share the spotlight with some of the nation's most suspicious practitioners of Islam
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2016 @ 11:41 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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Governor Pat McCrory has selected Beth Freshwater Smith of Wilson to fill a vacant district court seat in the 7th District (Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties). The vacancy was created by the resignation of Judge William G. Stewart. Smith will serve the remainder of Judge Stewart's term, which...
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 1:45 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The topsy-turvy campaign of 2016 is going to do wonders for many journalists, political practitioners, and scholars
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2016 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nicole Averett, a board certified nurse practitioner, will join the palliative care and hospice team at Vidant Medical Center and The Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice located at 920 Wellness Drive.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina General Assembly is currently considering the Modernizing Nursing Practice Act, which seeks to remove certain practice barriers for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. The legislation would remove costly physician supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners, Certified...
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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C. Alexander Turner III, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, is joining Vidant Behavioral Health-Washington, located at 1308 Highland Drive.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 1:20 am
By: Chris Downey
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The annual Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement allows public school employees to hear from practitioners, experts, and advocates who share the goal of ensuring that all public school students are successful. I enjoy reviewing the presentations from the conference because they are...
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 7:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Late last year an audit of the State Board of Opticians determined that the board "will lack adequate funds to continue operating within the next year" and that, despite cost-cutting measures already undertaken, soon "will no longer be able to provide the licensing services and practitioner...
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Janet Cutler, a certified family nurse practitioner will be joining Vidant Family Medicine- Belhaven located at 216 Haslin Street.
Published: Sunday, January 11th, 2015 @ 11:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing continues to produce the most registered nurses in North Carolina and its graduates pass the state nursing exam at a rate above the state average, according to data in a report prepared for the UNC Board of Governors.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing will receive $1.09 million in federal funds over the next three years to integrate interprofessional education and expand the use of an existing virtual community clinic in the nurse practitioner curriculum.
Published: Monday, September 16th, 2013 @ 4:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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Practitioners from Behavioral Health at Vidant Medical Center and Vidant Bertie Hospital will offer a free sensitivity training session featuring the Virtual Dementia Tour®, a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of sensory tools
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 2:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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