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 ...

Gavel and stethoscope in background. Medical laws and legal concept. State-by-state differences in regulation processes cause nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to have different ...

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, ...

The Legislature must include the governor’s proposed scope of practice reforms for New York's health care workers in the final state budget.

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 ...