ABSTRACT Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors combined with endocrine therapy are standard treatment for hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) breast cancer. Nurse practitioners play a key role in monitoring treatment response, managing adverse events, supporting adherence, and coordinating precision oncology care. Integration of genomic profiling, liquid biopsy, and targeted therapies supports individualized treatment selection and future therapeutic planning. Nurse practitioners in oncology and primary care are well positioned to translate genomic findings into patient-centered care, facilitate shared decision making, and optimize outcomes across the cancer continuum.
ABSTRACT In this segment, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Region 7 Director Dr. Miranda Kliment and I discuss health care access, value-based care, and how AANP is leading the way for its members.
ABSTRACT Attending the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) as a delegate with the Transcultural Nursing Society was both sobering and motivating with a view of the current global landscape for women's rights. Framed around the theme of ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls , CSW70 illuminated how justice is experienced through legal systems, and access to health, education, digital safety, land rights, economic participation, and freedom from violence. Women living in conflict, rural, and resource-constrained settings experience fragile, reversible progress toward gender equality amid war, climate stress, economic insecurity, political backlash, and emergent harms such as artificial-intelligence–enabled abuse. Youth voices, women farmers, human-rights defenders, and health advocates underscored that legal reforms are insufficient without implementation, sustained financing, and shifts in social norms. This narrative reflection synthesizes key themes from CSW70 through a nursing and transcultural lens, emphasizing the ethical responsibility of health professionals to recognize justice as a life-course and systems issue. It highlights the critical role of nurses and advanced practice providers as advocates, cultural brokers, and leaders in translating global commitments into equitable, accountable systems of care honoring the dignity and agency of women and girls.
ABSTRACT Caregivers of wounded, ill, or disabled military servicemembers and Veterans play an essential yet underrecognized role in health care delivery. A new cohort of younger spouses, parents, and peers has emerged after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, assuming complex clinical, coordination, and advocacy responsibilities while facing substantial health, emotional, and financial risk. This column highlights the role of Nurse Practitioners in recognizing caregivers as secondary patients and advancing caregiver health as integral to patient-centered care. As Nurse Practitioners, we are educated to look beyond diagnoses to the broader context in which health and healing occur. As a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, I believe one of the most pressing—and persistently overlooked—contexts in care today are the health and well-being of caregivers of the wounded, ill, injured, or disabled military servicemembers and Veterans. After the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new cohort of caregivers has emerged. These individuals are central to recovery, rehabilitation, and long-term outcomes for those who have served. Yet caregiver health is too often assumed rather than assessed, and caregiving capacity is taken for granted rather than intentionally supported.
ABSTRACT Background: There is a need to support novice nurse practitioners' (NPs') role transition to ensure they become successful clinicians soon after graduation. However, not all new-to-practice NPs receive structured support in their first positions. An online platform may be an effective method to support novice NPs' role transition. Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of a web-based community of practice (CoP) program to support novice NPs' role transition. Methodology: An 8-week program was developed based on the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers' eight competency domains and the novice NP role transition framework. Novice NPs were recruited through social media and online nursing forums. Weekly meetings focused on a topic area and included open discussions. Feedback was collected from participants after each session and program completion. Results: Nine participants enrolled in the CoP program. They found the program beneficial and enjoyed the camaraderie. Some participants were not in an NP role, but seeking support during their job search. Scheduling challenges limited participation from all members. Conclusions: The CoP program provided much-needed support and practical information not typically covered in NP educational programs. A support network of fellow new NPs can facilitate NPs' role transition experience. Implications: An online CoP program designed for novice NPs is a feasible way to provide the community and camaraderie many new-to-practice NPs desire during role transition. Future programs could be tailored to meet the needs of participants who are seeking NP employment or are already employed in their first position.
