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5 Key Healthcare Trends Affecting Nurse Practitioners in 2023

Health Leaders | Nursing

The future of our profession is bright, and we stand ready to deliver the care patients need,” says April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN , president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, president, AANP 3.

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Supporting and advocating for APRNs

American Nurse

Expiring PHE waivers turn back the clock in some states Despite the proven value of advanced practice RN (APRN) care, the APRN role is at a crossroads. Depending on the state in which they practice, APRNs now may face more restrictions than during the PHE. Certain other restrictions also were lifted.

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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

To prepare for the legislative initiative, the Coalition for Access to Healthcare Board conducted a survey of APRNs’ readiness to seek full practice authority as well as identify any perceived barriers to practice and access to care. The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ).

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She notes that four states moved to full practice authority through the pandemic: Delaware and Massachusetts in 2021 and New York and Kansas in 2022.

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Should You Become a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse.com

This ratio has remained constant even as the number of practicing NPs has exploded in recent years , from 148,000 in 2010 to 222,000 in 2016, to 355,000 by Spring of 2022. It is no surprise, then, that NPs are in particular demand in rural America and, over 80% of NPs accept Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. Kapu, DNP, APRN , ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She notes that four states moved to full practice authority through the pandemic: Delaware and Massachusetts in 2021 and New York and Kansas in 2022.

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Nurse Practitioners Are Primed to Help Bridge Physician Shortage

Nurse.com

Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP- BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), in a news release. Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2279 into law making Kansas the second state in 2022 and the 26th state in the nation to adopt FPA legislation.