Scope of practice and how much authority advanced practice nurses (APNs) should have are under debate again thanks to proposed legislation in several states. A bill in the New Jersey legislature ...
When patients come to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for care, “they come here for our reputation,” said Vivian Crowder, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP, Anderson’s manager of Advanced Practice Providers, ...
Allowing autonomy for advanced practice practitioners continues to be contested state by state. At the beginning of this year, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants ...
PARKERSBURG — Lawmakers received a briefing Sunday on opening West Virginia’s occupational licensing regulations to allow workers from other states to more easily work in the state and address ...
Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...
The physician lobby surveyed 64 medical societies and found that most of them were worried about nurses, physician assistants ...
Two hospitals in California in recent months have been cited by state inspectors for allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice beyond their scope, leading to one hospital ...