Telehealth is becoming a vital process for providing access to cost-effective quality care to
patients at a distance. As such, it is important for nurse practitioners, often the primary …

PURPOSE: To compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes of a unipediculate
approach with those of standard bipediculate vertebroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The patient populations that are most likely to benefit from
percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) are uncertain. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patient selection for percutaneous vertebroplasty is often
complicated by the presence of multiple fractures or non-localizing pain. Our purpose was to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Controversy exists regarding the utility of antecedent
venography in percutaneous vertebroplasty. Our purpose was to determine whether antecedent …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Vertebroplasty performed in the mid- and upper thoracic
spine presents technical challenges that differ from those in the lower thoracic and lumbar …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recurrent pain after vertebroplasty is relatively common,
usually representing a new fracture at a different vertebral level. In a small cohort described …

PURPOSE: Some operators use the lack of point tenderness over compression fractures to
exclude patients from undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty procedures. The purpose of …

Objective: Stroke is a prevalent condition found in elderly, rural populations. However, stroke
education, which can be effective in addressing the risks, is often difficult to provide in these …

… Schweickert has focused on educating nurses in telehealth practice as well as developing
and participating in a … Schweickert was program director of APN- PLACE from 2015 to 2018. …