Patient Engagement January 23, 2023
Nurse practitioners in states permitting full scope of practice had better workforce diversity mirroring the diversity of patient populations.
New research out of West Virginia University revealed that granting full nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice can foster greater workforce diversity that reflects the demographic of patient populations in marginalized communities.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments expanded NP scope of practice to meet national healthcare needs. But as those temporary expansions started to expire, some state legislators pushed forward, granting NPs full practice authority.
“In every state, NPs may all meet with patients, but that’s where the similarities stop,” Alicia Plemmons, assistant professor at John Chambers College of Business and Economics and coordinator for the scope...
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