This article examines the stressors associated with transitioning into the role of a Nurse Practitioner and benefits of mentorship throughout that transition.

This gives a detailed outline of prescribing laws and restrictions in a state by state format.

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2003 Mar-Apr;48(2):86-95. Historical Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. This article looks at the early history of nurse-midwifery in the US and the social and political changes that aided its expansion in the 1940s.

With increasing interaction between governing bodies and cultures this article explores the APRN scope of practice on a global scale. It also examines access to care as a global issue postulating the need to standardize the scope of the Nurse Practitioner.