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The Expanding Scope of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care


The Growing Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care

NPs are known for their holistic approach to patient care, emphasizing wellness, prevention, and education. They spend more time with patients, ...

Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care

Primary Care and NP Scope of Practice ... NPs diagnose, treat and manage acute and chronic diseases, while emphasizing health promotion and disease prevention.

Does expanded state scope of practice for nurse practitioners and ...

This study examines the impact of expanded state SOP for NPs and PAs on primary care utilization by NP, PA, and primary care physician (PCP) in community ...

Surge in Policies Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice in ...

Primary care services, however, do not have to be strictly NP or physician-led. While some argue that all physicians want to and should lead ...

Making the Case for Expanded Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

Expanding nurse practitioner scope of practice is the first step to empowering advanced practice providers (APPs) in leading patient care ...

State responses to COVID-19: Potential benefits of continuing full ...

NP full scope of practice improves access and quality of care and leads to better patient outcomes. It also has the potential to reduce health ...

New Evidence That Nurse Practitioners Provide Excellent Primary ...

Both opponents and proponents of expanding nurse practitioners' scope of practice can cite literature comparing care by NPs to care by ...

Full Practice Authority for Nurses Set to Expand the Primary Care ...

Amidst a widespread physician shortage, advanced practice registered nurses and nurse practitioners with full practice authority are ...

Expanding Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice Deserves Serious ...

Expansion of nurse practitioner scope of practice is generally opposed based on the belief it will lead to substandard and/or costlier care, but ...

The Economic Impact of the Expansion of Nurse Practitioner Scope ...

The demand for primary care services may surpass the supply of primary care providers, exacerbating challenges with access, quality, ...

AMA Issue Brief: Expanding nurse practitioner scope of practice ...

A recent JAMA Internal Medicine study investigated diagnostic imaging, such as medical imaging, by. NPs and PAs compared to primary care physicians, after ...

Why expanding APRN scope of practice is bad idea

Giving nurse practitioners wide scope of practice leads to more expensive and less safe care. Learn more with the AMA.

Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners

NPs provide a wide range of health care services, including the diagnosis and management of acute, chronic and complex health problems.

Full Scope-of-Practice Regulation Is Associated With Higher Supply ...

Compared with the NP supply in rural or primary care HPSA counties in states with reduced or restricted SOP regulation, NP supply in those ...

The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are highly skilled and advanced healthcare professionals who play a crucial role in providing primary care services.

Meeting the Demand for Primary Care: Nurse Practitioners Answer ...

One study projects a near doubling of the total NP workforce by 20253 while another predicts the number of NPs providing primary care will increase by 30 ...

Where Can Nurse Practitioners Work Without Physician Supervision?

Even though the decades-old debate continues, research has proven time and again that nurse practitioners are indispensable primary care providers with the ...

"Expanding the Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and ...

Steve Waxman & James Dechene, Expanding the Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Enhance Healthcare, 33 Annals Health L. 101 ( ...

Does expanded state scope of practice for nurse practitioners and ...

Between 2009 and 2015, 12 states (AL, CO, CT,. DE, HI, MD, MA, MN, NV, ND, RI, and VT) liberalized their. NP SOP regulations in an effort to expand primary care.

Expanding the Role of Advanced Nurse Practitioners — Risks and ...

In addition, only about one quarter of medical-school graduates plan careers as primary care physicians, and state scope-of-practice laws place ...