The Importance of Professional Advocacy

Nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice nurses are the front-line health care providers to millions of people every single day. Research demonstrates we provide high-quality care equal or superior to other health care providers, yet our restrictions in scope of practice are many. Common issues we face include difficulty achieving third-party payor designation, federal policies that ultimately are costlier to the system than a more streamlined approach, state-level limitations on practice that prevent us from working to the highest scope of our education and practice, and institutional restrictions that lead to fragmented care.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: President's Message Source Type: research