Vanderbilt: Nurse Researchers Study Expanded Autonomy for Advanced Practice Nurses During Pandemic
July 09, 2020
July 09, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Nurse leaders from three prominent nursing schools in Tennessee are conducting a national study to measure the impact of a decision by state leaders to waive physician oversight of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic grew in the U.S., governors in 16 states, including Tennessee, waived select requirements for oversight of APRNs by physicians . . .
Nurse leaders from three prominent nursing schools in Tennessee are conducting a national study to measure the impact of a decision by state leaders to waive physician oversight of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic grew in the U.S., governors in 16 states, including Tennessee, waived select requirements for oversight of APRNs by physicians . . .