There is a great variation across states in nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice
moderated by state regulations. The purpose of this study was to synthesize the evidence …

Background: Primary care providers are at the center of the opioid epidemic. Whether nurse
practitioners (NPs) have different opioid-prescribing outcomes from physicians is not known …

Policy Points The increased use of nurse practitioners represents a viable policy option to
address continuing access‐to‐care deficiencies across the United States, but state scope‐of …

Introduction The demand for primary care services may surpass the supply of primary care
providers, exacerbating challenges with access, quality, and cost in the US healthcare …

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 highlighted the need for an agile healthcare work force
that is optimally utilized. The wide variance of state laws related to advanced practice …

Many state legislatures restrict nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice as a way of
addressing patient safety concerns. The purpose of this study was to investigate the …

Position statement: Full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses is necessary
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Abstract Background United Kingdom legislation allows nurses to autonomously provide
medications as independent nurse prescribers or using patient group directions. Evidence of …

In the United States, benzodiazepine medication use is the secondary epidemic to opioid
drug use and carries serious consequences as well, even though its use is enabled by well …

Eliminating nurse practitioners'(NPs') scope-of-practice restrictions in states has been the
focus in care delivery because of its cost-saving potential. Pooling 2 years of county-level …