Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care

To the Editor: In response to your editorial on the role of nurse practitioners in primary care (Jan. 20 issue), 1 the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives is defined by a program's competency standards and by state requirements for licensure. If we encounter a problem t...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 330; no. 21; pp. 1537 - 1540
Main Author Knudtsen, J A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 26.05.1994
Subjects
Humans
Nurse Midwives - legislation & jurisprudence
Nurse Practitioners - legislation & jurisprudence
Primary Health Care
United States
United States
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Summary:To the Editor: In response to your editorial on the role of nurse practitioners in primary care (Jan. 20 issue), 1 the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives is defined by a program's competency standards and by state requirements for licensure. If we encounter a problem that is outside our expertise, we consult others or make a referral. In this way, a nurse practitioner or nurse-midwife always works in collaboration with a physician, so that the transition to acute care can be made quickly and easily. Our education and experience make it unlikely that we would dismiss a serious . . .
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199405263302116