Doctors and NPs sharply divided over scope of practice

Physicians and nurse practitioners are split over the role NPs should play in boosting the supply of primary care, said a study in the May 16 issue of Although an influential 2010 Institute of Medicine report called for expanding the legally allowed scope of practice for NPs and advanced-practice nurses to help avert primary care shortages, a ... (more)

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