I was surprised when I read the news in yesterday’s local paper: North Carolina lawmakers passed the Save Act, a bill giving nurse practitioners autonomy over their practice. That is, they are no longer required to pay physicians to “supervise” them. I have been following the Save Act, which has failed to become law, over…… Continue reading Nurse Practitioners Gain Autonomy in North Carolina
Category: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Ramblings on Expanding Nursing Practice
I asked Martha Barry who worked with me at the Erie Family Health Centers in the early 80s, to remind me if the Certified Nurse Midwives delivered babies. Here’s what she said: The model for the Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) when I arrived was outpatient care only. The CNM did all of the…… Continue reading Ramblings on Expanding Nursing Practice
Book tour in Chicago
Saturday, June 1, 2019 I am scheduling this post to publish on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. That day, I will be in Chicago talking about my book to the Advanced Practice Nurses at Rush University. I have three other venues scheduled before I head home on Monday. In between events, I will spend time with…… Continue reading Book tour in Chicago
The Eric Hoffer Award
I am pleased to announce that Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic: A Nurse Practitioner Remembers is a 2019 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist.
Nurses Week–Here We Go Again
Here we go again. It’s Nurses Week and we are still battling a misguided perception of nurses. This isn’t just a week to celebrate nurses for all that we do to keep patients well and safe, not only in hospital settings but on the world stage, and to remind ourselves that for 52 weeks a…… Continue reading Nurses Week–Here We Go Again
Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
In the April 2019 AARP Bulletin there is an article discussing the restrictive laws in North Carolina that control Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.* North Carolina is where I now live. While I no longer practice as a nurse practitioner, I’m always on the lookout for the latest restrictions or advances in APRN practice. And I…… Continue reading Barriers to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted 