This article provides a brief outline of the history of the nurse-midwife in our nation and the expansion of this role in the United States. Dawley, K. (2003), Origins of Nurse-Midwifery in th...
This article explains that we still have a long way to go to have a uniform SOP across the nation. Apparently 18 states and the DC had specific regulations of SOP and certification for NPs whereas ...
This study analyzed National Provider Identifier (NPI) data from 2010 to understand the distribution of APRN's in rural and urban areas of the United States and how practice autonomy contributes to...
Approximately 15% of all NPs have their own private practices. There are also a number of nurse-managed health centers across the United States, in which all of the health care is directed and prov...
This comprehensive thesis explores the ins and outs of the role of preceptorship in midwifery education including the power struggles, the culture of bullying "eating their young" that exists in nu...
This article presents the result of a systematic review pertaining to the quality outcomes of APRN compared to other providers such as physicians. The article concludes that APRN have equivalent qu...
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.library.emory.edu/doi/10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.12.014/abstract;jsessionid=800C839E780343565A842E3176AAECAF.f04t04 Burst, H. V. (2005), The History of Nurse-Midwifer...
