Scope of practice, who can do what to whom, is a contentious area. There is fighting between those with large scopes of practice, such as physicians, and those with a lesser range, like advanced nurse ...

The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care. Nurse ...

The issues discussed in this column are not meant to be considered legal advice. For personal advice, readers are urged to contact a qualified health care attorney. A nurse practitioner wrote: "I'm ...

In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals. For three ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just released a controversial proposal that would give full practice authority to advanced practice nurses (APRNs) who work at the VA. Under the new rule, ...

Dr Carolyn Middleton and Rhiannon Jones explain the difference between the terms ‘scope’ and ‘parameters’ of practice in nursing. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, ...

Several levels of rules govern the nursing scope of practice. At the top are nursing practice acts, which outline the nurse’s scope. Right up there with the practice acts are laws that govern what is ...