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This article is from the University of Penn. School of Nursing stating that APRN's are the future of healthcare because of there wide knowledge of various fields (FNP's).

This article gives a succinct overview of the origins of advanced practice nursing in the United States.

This is a link to a visualization of NP scope of practice in each state. Our skillset remains the same in each state, yet our autonomy is variable!

This article highlights the changes in policy that are needed to enable nurse practitioners their full scope of practice in a way that benefits patients and families at end-of-life. Nurse practitioners need the ability to practice to their full scope of practice, including providing autonomous care, receiving adequate and equal reimbursement for services, and having the authority to prescribe controlled substances II through V. Nurses also need to endorse policies that require specialized education so they receive the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders in end-of-life care.

This article reviews definitions, concepts, and some contemporary issues related to NP scope of practice with an emphasis on NPs working in acute care settings.

This article discusses the benefits and pit-falls to autonomous primary care Nurse practitioner practice and advocates for cost effective improvements to our healthcare system. The research suggests that Nurse practitioners who practice independently report greater job satisfaction, improved patient outcomes and provide low cost, high quality services that are equal or superior to primary care physicians. Unfortunately, current healthcare reimbursement models, policies and reluctant physicians have created barriers to autonomous NP practices. The author suggests that autonomous practice requires further research across the U.S, the establishment of a well-defined model and the evaluation of patient outcomes, in order to determine whether the present day Nurse Practitioner requires future collaborative agreements with physicians, in order to provide quality patient care across the United States.

This article discusses the current issue of supply and demand in healthcare. At a time with a shortage of primary care providers, it is important for nurse practitioners to be able to practice to their fullest extent in order to bridge the healthcare gap.

This article is about scope of practice and gives a state by state analysis of regulations and how the 2008 consensus applies.