It is everyone's job to protect their community, especially children. @NRA has a responsibility to ensure the product they support is safe in our homes. #nurs638
@EndFamilyFire@NRA gun violence is a public health issue. Safe gun storage is vital to preventing accidental gun injuries. How can communities spread this vital education on safe gun storage on a larger level? #nurs638
To fight the opioid crisis, we need to ensure people with opioid use disorders have the tools to survive. Access to care is a basic right and @ENDP needs to be a part of the solution. #nurs638
Despite @samhsagov working diligently to help educate on opioid use disorder, we are still experiencing an opioid crisis in our country. Endo Pharmaceuticals, it's time to include opioid use disorder education and naloxone with each prescription to help our crisis. @ENDP#nurs638
@ProtectOurCare is working diligently to ensure healthcare is a right and not a privilege for all Americans. They work by amplifying the voices of everyday people. @Heritage_Action whose voice do you amplify? #nurs638#accessforall
@EndFamilyFire@NRA gun violence is a public health issue. Safe gun storage is vital to preventing accidental gun injuries. How can communities spread this vital education on safe gun storage on a larger level? #nurs638
Despite @samhsagov working diligently to help educate on opioid use disorder, we are still experiencing an opioid crisis in our country. Endo Pharmaceuticals, it's time to include opioid use disorder education and naloxone with each prescription to help our crisis. @ENDP#nurs638
@RNjbg @pugleesa Jenn, this article as well as "Getting Wrecked" (my 1st choice) by @DrKimSue highlight the institutional barriers this patient population faces. A lack of fundamental healthcare is detrimental to outcomes and access to quality care is the right for all individuals. #nurs638
"Getting Wrecked" written by @DrKimSue sheds light on the insurmountable barriers to treatment women with substance use disorders face while incarcerated. This is a population that needs a voice to advocate on their behalf. Who better than nurses?!? #Nurs638#favoritereading
My favorite reading was by @pugleesa et al. "What Does Health Justice Look Like for People Returning from Incarceration". Authors explore how the lack of healthcare and social support upon release from prison can perpetuate recidivism and worsen health disparities #nurs638
Policy change is a long and complicated process, requiring inspired and dedicated individuals every step of the way. The key to success is locating and organizing these stakeholders into action. #Nurs621#Nurs638
Telemedicine has been successful in meeting people where they are for greater access to improved outcomes in treating opioid use disorder. What is VA doing about offering this service to more people in need?@JasonMiyaresVA @StopOpioidOD #nurs638
With a gap in training medical students on risk assessment and firearm education, we need to support this discussion and implement training. More education = more knowledge and awareness and less mental health stigma @national_rifle@bradybuzz#nurs638
We discovered challenges that face rural community older adults, like high cost of healthcare and medications, cause involuntary noncompliance with essential care. Let's bring the resources from the city to rural to help bridge this gap in care. @FriendsElderly@aercgh#nurs638
Lack of medical care in rural communities negatively impacts many Americans. The growing NP workforce is one solution to this problem, but will require buy in from stakeholders including NP programs, legislators and health administrators @ahahospitals@ANANursingWorld#nurs638
@RepSpanberger I am excited how this legislation will promote health equity by making health insurance more affordable and accessible. According to https://t.co/Eyj4sNrIEG, middle-income families without access to employer-sponsored healthcare will now have insurance access. #nurs638