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The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
The present-day concept of advanced practice nursing as a primary care provider was created in the mid-1960s, spurred on by a national shortage of physicians. [7] The first formal graduate certificate program for NPs was created by Henry Silver, a physician, and Loretta Ford, a nurse, in 1965. [7]
In January 2015, new legislation went into effect which allows an APRN to practice independently after one year of practice with a collaborative agreement with a physician. The Minnesota Medical Association (2014) states that the APRN must undergo 2080 hours of integrative practice with a physician prior to being able to practice independently.
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ACPs may practice in the acute setting (ED, critical care, etc.) or community General Practice / Family Medicine. The majority can independently assess, investigate (through blood tests / imaging etc.), diagnose and formulate a treatment plan including prescribing medications or referring to specialist care.
In 2011, sixteen states granted CRNAs autonomy, allowing them to practice without physician oversight. [6] In 2017, there were 27 states in which CRNAs could independently practice (that is, "without a written collaborative agreement, supervision or conditions for practice"). [ 7 ]
The Oklahoma State Medical Association released a statement Wednesday urging Gov. Kevin Stitt to veto a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs in the state.. OSMA's president ...
The United States needs many correctional nurses to provide proper health-care to inmates, including mental health treatments. Correctional health care encompasses LPNS, RNs, nurse practitioners, doctors, pharmacists, therapists, and specialists. [25] Upon an inmate's arrival, nurses perform a basic checkup. They can discover existing conditions.