Fall 2016, 71(4)
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Articles
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CE: Emergency Department Discharge Failure
by Daniel Edgar..................................................................4
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association: Leading, advocating,
educating and connecting with registered nurses across the
Commonwealth.
Quality and Safety of Nurse Practitioner Care:
The Case for Full Practice Authority in Pennsylvania
by Hilary Barnes, Linda Aiken & Antonia Villarruel......... 12
Real World Simulations and Emergency Training
by Ann Marie Hoyt-Brennan............................................. 16
Features
Message from the President
by Dr. Chris Alichnie, PSNA President................................2
Happenings on the Hill
by Kevin J. Busher, PSNA Director of Govt Affairs............3
Membership Spotlight
featuring Ashlee Homer..................................................... 11
Spotlight Events (www.psna.org/events)
Legislative Dinner, District 25....................................Sept 29
5-County Dinner, Horsham.........................................Oct 27
Zika Update, District 6................................................. Nov 1
Opioid Education, District 6........................................ Nov 12
General Meeting, District 2.......................................... Nov 16
YNP Pittsburgh........................................................... Nov 17
PSNA Exhibiting at SNAP, Lancaster...................... Nov 17-18
PSNA "Nurses Matter", Camelback Resort................Dec 8-9
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