The evolving role of the nurse practitioner and consensus model
- Full Practice Authority for NPs is a significant legal issue that limits the role of NPs and affects health and care delivery
- Giving the Nursing Practitioners Full Practice Authority will make the NPs effective and efficient team players in the health sector
- Consensus model/LACE
Full Practice Authority for NPs is a significant legal issue that limits the role of NPs and affects health and care delivery. The range of activities that the nurse practitioner should practice is legally regulated by the licensing state and is a controversial issue in the medical community.
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[...] The evolving role of the nurse practitioner and consensus model Full Practice Authority for NPs is a significant legal issue that limits the role of NPs and affects health and care delivery. The range of activities that the nurse practitioner should practice is legally regulated by the licensing state and is a controversial issue in the medical community. Nurse practitioners must hold Registered Nurse licensure it the state in which they practice. However, unlike Registered Nurses, Nursing practitioners are advanced above the nursing licensure requirements. [...]