Scope of Practice

The Question of Independent Diagnosis and Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Texas: Is the Reward Worth the Risk?
posted 02.15.11

Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Collaboration Between Physicians and Nurses Works
Compare the Education Requirements of Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
posted 11.01.10

Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Collaboration Between Physicians and Nurses Works
Primary Care Physicians Are the Most Likely Health Care Professionals to Practice in Rural and Underserved Areas
posted 11.01.10

Primary Care Coalition Issue Brief: Collaboration Between Physicians and Nurses Works
Collaboration Between Physicians and Nurse Practitioners Contains Health Care Costs
posted 11.01.10

Forces amass for looming scope fight
Nurse practitioners are calling for independent, autonomous prescriptive authority and the ability to diagnose patients without physician collaboration. Family physicians say collaboration works.

> Read the cover story from Texas Family Physician, Vol. 61, No 4 | Fall 2010