To Do or Not to Do

Thanks to the efforts of our federal, state, and local policy advocates, nurse practitioners (NP) enjoy full practice authority in 22 states and the District of Columbia. However, with this authority comes legal accountability, based on rules, regulations, and state statutes. This authority is regulated by scope of practice for each role and population focus. In essence, the scope determines the role.

Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - June 30, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Kenneth Miller Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research