Monday, December 19, 2011

Nurse Practitioners Fill a Gap in Rural Health Care

Over the weekend, Robert Joiner, a staff writer for the St. Louis Beacon, discussed how the demand for advanced practice RNs is expected to rise due to the projected growth of patients in need of primary care. The article also explained in concise detail the concern over advanced practice nurses' scope of practice restrictions, as well discussing how many of the reccomendations made in the IOM's Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report can improve care delivery.

Click here to read the article.

Click here to read other blogposts discussing the IOM's report.

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