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This article addresses the increased need for APRN's in Primary Care Settings and evaluates their role and outcomes compared to Physician's in Primary Care.

Spoelstra, S. L., & Robbins, L. B. (2010). A qualitative study of role transition from RN to APN. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1).

Interactive NP Scope of Practice guide that offers a snapshot of each state's scope of practice laws. Shows how nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice laws vary from state-to-state.

This article gives a wonderful concise overview of the role of pediatric nurse practitioners. It hits the main points, and gives people a great point of reference for the key daily roles and responsibilities of PNPs.

Discussion of progress and barriers to expanded SOP for NPs, including physician's arguments for mandatory physician oversight.

This study looks at trends in state scope-of-practice regulations.

This resource is a research study analyzing the differences in cost and pediatric patient outcomes between hospital teams run by residents alone, PNP's alone and PNP/MD teams. Overall, the researches concluded that incorporating PNP's into hospital care can reduce costs for patients requiring certain treatments as well as provide care that is comparable to the care given by medical residents.

This article provides clarification regarding physician delegation to APRN's in GA.

This article talks about the evolving role of the PNP over recent history. It breaks down the role based on work activities, the top being medication prescription, reporting social concerns such as abuse, neglect and exploitation, and guidance on immunizations. Knowing the key components of the practice of a PNP will help drive competencies in education and understanding the role better.

This article explores how restrictions on CNM scope of practice affect health outcomes. Scope of practice laws were found to be neither helpful nor harmful regarding health outcomes. However, states without scope of practice barriers for CNMs had lower rates of induced labor and cesarean deliveries.

This article speaks about the future of healthcare - specifically, how primary care is at the foundation of a robust health care system. The author argues that the key to improving the triple aim (health of populations, patient experience, cost of care) is to remove barriers to NP practice, allowing them to practice to their fullest capacity.

I'm curious about how my first few clinical days will turn out!