Nurse Practitioner Regulations and Practice Issues: Pandemic to Future Considerations - Part 2: NP Practice: Professional Issues

This episode continues the discussion about NP practice by tackling topics such as regulation of NP practice by state boards of nursing, advantages related to full practice authority, and the specialized education/practice journey for NPs, which is different from that of the traditional medical community. The APRN Consensus Model and APRN compact are also discussed. ---This is episode 2  of the series: Nurse Practitioner Regulations and Practice Issues: Pandemic to Future Considerations The COVID-19 pandemic and emergency measures allowed many nurse practitioners (NP) to practice at a greater capacity. Healthcare needs during the past few years have brought forward multiple opportunities for expanded NP practice through the influence and power of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), emergency measures, etc. What happens now though, as we navigate out of the pandemic and emergency measures expire? Might the future of NP practice be reformed again or will practice just return to more limited pre-pandemic conditions for many NPs?Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click hereView Episode Show NotesView Episode TranscriptAlready an Elite Member? Login hereLearn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri HealthcareView this podcast course on Elite LearningSeries: Nurse Practitioner Regulations and Practice Issues: Pandemic to Future Considerations