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Advocacy: A Vital Step In Attaining Full Practice Authority For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Mandi Cafasso
Advocacy: A Vital Step In Attaining Full Practice Authority For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Mandi Cafasso
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Problem Statement
Recent passage of the Affordable Care Act has made the imminent concern of poor patient/provider ratios a reality. Unfortunately, despite increasing numbers of advanced practice registered nurses graduating annually, the access to healthcare issue continues. Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are limited in the care they can provide as a result of Ohio law.
The Ohio Nurse Practice Act requires APRNs to work in a collaborative relationship with a physician and also requires that prescribing practices be guided by an inclusionary formulary (Nurse Practice Act, 2014). Thus, APRNs in Ohio cannot practice to their fullest scope of education …