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Scope of Practice and the Nurse Practitioner: Regulation, Competency, Expansion, and Evolution CE Author: Tracy A. Klein, RN, MS, WHCNP, FNP DisclosuresRelease Date: June 15, 2005; Reviewed and Renewed: October 19, 2007; Valid for credit through October 19, 2008 |
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| Nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice is a complicated and often confusing area. "Scope" relates to both basic nursing education and additional specialized training. Variables include the employer, professional associations, collaborating physician, nurse practice act, Medicare provider, and insurance carrier. This review outlines the basic principles that prevail when an NP considers scope-of-practice issues. - Scope of Practice and the Nurse Practitioner: Regulation, Competency, Expansion, and Evolution
Tracy A. Klein, RN, MS, WHCNP, FNP
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Awarded 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing nursing education for RNs and APNs; none of these credits is in the area of pharmacology. Provider Number: 6FDKKC-PRV-05
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