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Health Policy

September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic

Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.

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Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”

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.

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.

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.

Physician Wages in States with Expanded APRN Scope of Practice

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

As reform brings more patients into the system, advanced practice nurses (APRNs) need to practice to the full extent of their training. The study shows that physician wages aren’t depressed when APRNs practice independently.

Resources to Support Nursing Education: A "Bipartisan No-Brainer"

March 13, 2009

Rep. Lois Capps, a member of the House Nursing Caucus, offers a passionate statement on the urgent nursing shortage. Her statement elicited comments from President Obama.

Taking Health Care Solutions to Scale

August 5, 2010 | Story

Raise the Voice hosts discussion on the health reform law and nursing practice.

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