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Individual states regulate NP practice. Currently, 22 states and the District of Columbia, or 44%, have adopted full practice authority licensure and practice laws for NPs. Full practice authority is ... defined by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as follows: "State practice and licensure law provides for all nurse practitioners to evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, initiate and manage treatments—including prescribe medications—under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing." The remaining states are categorized as either "reduced practice" (17 states, or 34%) or "restricted practice" (12 states, or 24%). The AANP further defines these categories as follows (AANP, 2016): Reduced Practice: The NP has the ability to engage in at least one element of the NP practice and is regulated through a collaborative agreement with an outside health discipline to provide patient care. Restricted Practice: The NP has the ability to engage in at least one element of NP practice and requires supervision, delegation, or team management by an outside health discipline to provide patient care. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), published a landmark report titled, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health." This paper outlined four key messages: (1) Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education; (2) nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression; (3) nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health-care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States; and (4) effective work force planning and policy making require better data collection and an [Show More]

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