Nurses

View resources related to the role of nurses in an integrated care team below, or read more about the team based model of care.

• The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services includes U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening, counseling, and preventive medication topics and includes clinical recommendations for each topic. This new pocket guide provides an authoritative source for making decisions about preventive services.
   
• Nurses can play many roles on the integrated care team. Read about how nurses can advance bidirectional integration in the eSolutions newsletter, Can Nurses Be the Conerstone of Integrated Care?
   
• The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) resource center provides  various integrated care resources to help nurses plan and implement the integration of mental healthcare into primary and specialty healthcare settings.
   
• The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) offers a list of nursing grant programs that fund nurse training programs, supports nursing education opportunities, and helps to strengthen the nursing workforce. 
  - NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program
  - NURSE Corps Scholarship Program

• The 2012 National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners (NSSNP) includes nationally representative estimates of the U.S. Nurse Practitioner (NP) supply and detailed data on the licensure, education, clinical practice characteristics, and demographics of NPs.
   
• SAMHSA’s Buprenorphine: A Guide for Nurses provides information about buprenorphine products for nurses (including Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Nurse Practitioners (NPs)) for the pharmacological treatment of opioid addiction. The guide can serve as a resource to help nurses working with community physicians to improve treatment outcomes for individuals receiving office-based treatment for opioid addiction.
   
• The Nurse Licensing Map is a comprehensive resource for nurse licensure information from the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies. It provides state-specific information on how to become a nurse, salaries, credentials, certification tests, and  compact agreements.
   
• HHS' Think Cultural Health website offers a wealth of resources for building cultural competency. Their continuing education programs are designed to help individuals at all levels and in all disciplines promote health and health equity. Courses include:
  - A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care, an e-learning program accredited for physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners
  - Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone of Caring, an e-learning program accredited for nurses and social workers