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Nursing & Healthcare NewsNPs and Workers’ CompensationH.R.6087 would expand coverage of nurse practitioner care for federal workersThe House of Representatives has approved a bill that would increase nurse practitioners’ ability to provide primary care for federal workers hurt on the job. NPs Excluded Under Present Law Although many federal healthcare programs now allow nurse...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners on the RiseThe number of licensed NPs grew 9 percent in just one year!According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the U.S. added 30,000 licensed NPs between 2021 and 2022, and forecasts predict continued growth through 2030. Robust Job Growth Nurse practitioner is one of the fastest-growing...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsNP Autonomy May Reduce Opioid DeathsStudy points to increased access to care, treatment as possible reasonsDoes nurse practitioner autonomy help or hurt the opioid epidemic? A new study finds lower opioid mortality in states that allow NPs to practice without physician supervision. Dire Warnings from AMA Back in September 2020, American Medical Association...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioner Autonomy in California?COVID-19 could be the catalystCould the COVID-19 crisis provide the push that finally brings about full practice authority for nurse practitioners? An NP autonomy bill is again before the California State Senate.  While the bill would provide a path to independent practice for NPs,...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsUpdate on NP and CNM Autonomy: A.B.890 and S.B.1237 Signed into LawNew legislation allowing APRNs to practice independently Nurse Practitioners On September 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed A.B.890, which will finally provide a framework for qualified California nurse practitioners to work without physician supervision. To practice autonomously, NPs must first receive...
Nursing & Healthcare NewsClosing in on NP AutonomyA.B.890 passes both houses of the LegislatureIn June, Working Nurse reported on A.B.890, a path-to-autonomy bill for California nurse practitioners. That bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Newsom. Small Steps Forward The battle for APRN autonomy in California has resulted in stalemate after...

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Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurse Practitioners for Mental HealthProgram to add 300 NPs in CaliforniaCalifornia’s supply of mental health providers is about to get a major shot in the arm: The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and three UC schools of nursing have just launched a new program to train 300 additional psychiatric mental health nurse...
My SpecialtyAssociate Professor and PNP, Nancy Pike, UCLA School of NursingTraining APRNs to fill the primary care gapNancy Pike, RN, Ph.D., CPNP-AC/PC, FAAN Associate Professor and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner UCLA School of Nursing Please tell us about your nursing career journey. I’ve been a nurse for 34 years. I graduated with my BSN from Penn State University...

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