Scope of practice, who can do what to whom, is a contentious area. There is fighting between those with large scopes of practice, such as physicians, and those with a lesser range, like advanced nurse ...

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In March 2008, a task force was formed to review and revise the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Professional Development Scope and Standards of Practice. This document establishes the range of ...

Scope of practice — who can practice what kind of medicine, in what settings and under what type of physician supervision, if any — is an issue that has preoccupied state legislatures and the courts ...

We are facing a kairos moment in advanced practice nursing -- a time when current events align in such a way that significant and rapid change is possible. A professional turf battle is raging as to ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just released a controversial proposal that would give full practice authority to advanced practice nurses (APRNs) who work at the VA. Under the new rule, ...

In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals. For three ...

In the US, the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) is long established. In the UK, the role has not been as well developed and there is neither a separate registry nor a recordable qualification to ...

Advanced practice nurses in Mississippi could see their roles expand, allowing for full scope of practice authority as soon as July if lawmakers there back the proposal. The proposed change, Senate ...

The California Board of Registered Nursing released proposed regulations setting forth requirements for the new categories of nurse practitioners created in 2020 by Assembly Bill 890, pushing nurse ...

THE Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNMC) launched the first ever scope of practice for the professionals that sets forth specialties aimed at assisting on emerging and urgent health needs.