Scope-of-Practice Regulation and Nurse Practitioners as Usual Source of Care Providers

Date: 10/01/2020
Source: Scope-of-Practice Regulation and Nurse Practitioners as Usual Source of Care Providers
Author(s): Ying Xue, Teraisa Mullaney, Brian Smith, Xueya Cai, and Joanne Spetz

 

Several trends suggest that the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce has untapped potential to expand healthcare capacity to increase access to care. The aim of this study was to examine NPs as usual source of care providers and investigate their relationship with state scope-of-practice regulations.