The Campaign for Action: An Update
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”
Advance Practice Nurses (APNs)
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Unprecedented Federal Investment in Training Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
July 31, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a four-year, $200 million investment to support the training of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The move was lauded by leaders of the Robert Wo ...
Missouri Nurse Leaders Stand Up for APRNs, Health Care Consumers
April 30, 2012 | Story
Freeing up advanced practice registered nurses to provide unrestricted care is just one of the many priorities on the Missouri Action Coalition's agenda.
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.
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 ...
APRNs a "Big Part of the Solution" to the Primary Care Provider Shortage
August 29, 2011 | Story
Advanced practice registered nurses are filling unmet needs for primary care, especially in rural and underserved areas. A large body of research shows they are as adept as physicians at providing primary care.
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.
Nurses for the Future
January 20, 2011 | Commentary
The historical pattern of nursing education needs to be altered in order to have enough nursing faculty, advanced practice registered nurses and nurse leaders for tomorrow.
Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of a Home-Based Advance Practice Psychiatric Nurse Intervention
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
New study led by RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar finds having advanced practice nurses manage care improves patient health, quality of life.
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.