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Scope of practice — who can practice what kind of medicine, in what settings and under what type of physician supervision, if any — is an issue that has preoccupied state legislatures and the courts ...

Beware of taking on roles, activities, and interventions that you think might be outside your legal authority and competence just because your employer wants you to take on that task. Employers don't ...

Dr Carolyn Middleton and Rhiannon Jones explain the difference between the terms ‘scope’ and ‘parameters’ of practice in nursing. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, ...

With clinical staffing woes an ongoing concern, new Senate legislation seeks to expand the ability of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to provide care with less oversight from physicians. Sen. Jeff ...