Vol. 6, No. 7
- School of Nursing Loses Assistant Professor Pauline W. Brown
- Associate Professor Pamela Rowsey Named as Academic Leadership Fellow
- Durham Herald Sun Publishes Editorial by Assistant Professor Tom Bush about Nurse Practitioners
- Professor Donna Havens Selected to Influence Patient Care Delivery
- Adjunct Faculty Lauren Kearns to Work on the Economics of Nursing Practice
- Ethnic Minority Visiting Scholar Arrives in February
- Nashville-area Alumni: Join Us for a Jan. 20 Continuing Education & Game Viewing Event
- Join Us in London – This March
Durham Herald Sun Publishes Editorial by Assistant Professor Tom Bush about Nurse Practitioners
Assistant Professor Tom Bush recently wrote an opinion-editorial piece about the importance of nurse practitioners and the role they play in the healthcare system. The Herald Sun published
Asst. Prof. Tom Bush wrote an op-ed about nurse practitioners published in the Durham Herald Sun.
the op-ed in the Dec. 19, 2009, edition.
In the op-ed, Bush discusses the imminent changes to the current healthcare system, the expected influx of newly insured patients and the existing shortage of primary care physicians. He points out that nurse practitioners are qualified and experienced healthcare providers who are ready and prepared to provide needed preventive services to new patients who desire care.
In addition to being on faculty at the School of Nursing, Bush serves as the chair of the North Carolina Nurses Association Council of Nurse Practitioners.