Great article by John Iglehart, Founding Editor, Health Affairs Population aging and recent coverage expansions have fueled concerns about physician shortages in primary care, leading several influential groups to recommend that nurse practitioners take on a larger role. The ACA promotes nurse practitioners as an integral part of the future workforce, and emerging care settings, such as retail clinics, rely heavily on nurse practitioners.

Glad to see you posted this article on PNP role and scope of work (more appropriate term, since we did not address scope of practice) we conducted at Michigan. Also, conducted a similar study for NNPs that I will post. Kristy
NNP article at http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/emu?genre=article&issn=00314005&title=Pediatrics&volume=126&issue=5&date=20101101&atitle=Neonatal%20Nurse%20Practitioners%3A%20Distribution%2C%20Roles%20and%20Scope%20of%20Practice.&spage=856&sid=EBSCO%3Aa9h&pid=Freed%2C%20Gary%20L.%3BDunham%2C%20Kelly%20M.%3BLamarand%2C%20Kara%20E.%3BLoveland-Cherry%2C%20Carol%3BMartyn%2C%20Kristy%20K.

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.