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  2. Scope-of-practice reform in NC could improve health ... - AOL

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    In most of the country — including such states as Massachusetts, New York, Kansas and Utah — nurse practitioners are free to deliver medical services for which they are licensed as independent ...

  3. Nurse practitioner - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Mid-level practitioner - Wikipedia

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    The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: Against: Nurse practitioner: Use of Terms Such as Mid-Level Provider and Physician Extender (PDF), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2015: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists: Against: Nurse anesthetist: Devi, Sharmila (2011). "US nurse practitioners push for more responsibilities".

  5. Minnesota Advanced Practice Registered Nursing - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Nurse anesthetist - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. State medical group says bill letting nurses prescribe will ...

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    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 ...

  9. Advanced practice nurse - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing along with other nursing authorities and organizations recommend the use of the term and acronym advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as described in the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education.