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Report on nurses' scope of practice requires clarification
How this report changes scope of practice issues and nurses' interactions with physicians will affect the team-based approach sought from new health care models. ... The most controversial provisions of the report suggest that states' scope-of-practice
February 2011
QD: News Every Day--Doctors, nurse practitioners work together as they fight over scope of practice
QD: News Every Day--Doctors, nurse practitioners work together as they fight over scope of practice. ... Physicians and nurse practitioners may frequently work together, but they don't get along when it comes to scope of practice issues.
August 2020
Birds of a feather
While the "official" scope of practice of chiropractors is a bit vague, it's hard to believe it includes "Hashimoto's Disease" and "Blood Sugar Imbalances." It's no secret that ... and "everything else," but also speaks to the day-to-day practice of
August 2020
QD: News Every Day--Nurses tapped for more training, bigger role in health care
Once trained, scope of practice limits should be lifted, the report stated, as well as insurance and regulatory hurdles, so that the health system can reap the full benefit. ... Scope of practice barriers are particularly problematic for advanced
August 2020
Measles vaccination: a response from Dr. Bob Sears
opinion, failing to provide vaccines in a practice is not the same as “do no harm.” It's simply a more narrow scope of practice. ... I can't simply say, “Yeah, I treat heart disease but aspirin is outside my scope of practice.” That would be
August 2020
QD: News Every Day--Who do you think you're calling 'doctor'?
QD: News Every Day--Who do you think you're calling 'doctor'? In Louisiana, physician assistants are fighting proposed limits to their scope of practice, as the state medical board made ... That changed in 2004 when a doctorate replaced the bachelor's
August 2020
Not all 'doctors' are physicians
advocate for a full, broad scope of practice for Doctors of Nursing Practice (DNP) as a ‘cathopathic physician’ completely equal in every way to our MD and DO counterparts.”. ... health professionals, including advanced practice nurses, into a more
August 2020
Internists interacting with retail clinics
State scope-of-practice regulations determine which conditions clinicians practicing at retail clinics are allowed to treat. ... Nash. “They make mistakes. So do primary care doctors, but I think as long as they stay within the scope of practice, we're
February 2016
MD vs NP
The docs were supposed to oversee their practice, from case review to monitoring prescriptions, hence, the origin of the term “physician extender.”. ... Many states, facing shortages of able-bodied health care professionals, have changed their
August 2020
QD: News Every Day--'Dr. Nurse' will see you now
QD: News Every Day--'Dr. Nurse' will see you now. Nurse practitioners are demanding a wider scope of practice and even to be called "doctor" if they have a doctorate. ... Members of the American College of Physicians contribute posts from their own sites
August 2020