Allowing Nurses to Practice Independently Does Not Decrease Physician Earnings
March 23, 2012 | Story
New study comes as reliance on advanced practice registered nurses increases.
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Expanded Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Scope of Practice Laws: Can We Ignore Economic Motives and Effects?
February 24, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A simple economic model that suggests an impact of SOP laws on physician incomes is one that assumes that primary care physicians and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) potentially provide substitute sources of supply for primary care. The ...
Access to Care and Advanced Practice Nurses
January 1, 2010 | Report
New paper from the Center to Champion Nursing in America provides an overview of Southern U.S. practice laws.New paper from the Center to Champion Nursing in America provides an overview of Southern U.S. practice laws.
Broadening the Scope of Nursing Practice
December 15, 2010 | Commentary
To bridge the gap between supply and demand for primary care providers, nurses must be permitted to practice to their fullest capacity.
Initiative on the Future of Nursing
October 5, 2010 | Commentary
Related websites The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health On October 5, 2010, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., attended the release of "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" (IFN) landmark report on nursing develo ...
Six Questions for Sue
March 30, 2011 | Story
1) It has been almost six months since the Institute of Medicine released "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." Has the report had the impact you hoped and expected? In the final weeks leading up to the release, a number of peop ...
Unleashing Nurse Practitioners' Potential To Deliver Primary Care And Lead Teams
May 1, 2010 | Commentary
If primary care is the foundation of the future health care system in this country, and if access to primary care for all is to be ensured while containing or reducing costs of care,then nurse practitioners will be crucial to achieving these aims.
Nursing Leaders Call for Reforms Relating to Scope of Practice and Nursing Education
January 27, 2011 | Story
NEJM articles by Hassmiller, Aiken and Fairman embrace findings from IOM Nursing Report.
Overlap of Registered Nurse and Physician Practice
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Allowing registered nurses (RNs) to perform functions traditionally within the scope of physicians has the potential to reduce costs, while maintaining quality of care. This article examines potential areas of overlap, in legal and clinical terms, between the work of RNs and physicians.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell Takes Reins of Raise the Voice Advisory Council
June 30, 2010 | Story
As governor, Rendell has fought for new laws that are helping spur the growth of health care centers led by nurses, improving affordability and access to health care.