legal advisor Duty of care owed to a nurse practitioner's patient by a collaborative practice partner comes into question. Ms. B, a 36-year-old nurse practitioner (NP), had known Dr. C, a 45-year-old ...

I am a nurse practitioner (NP) in a practice in Missouri that includes 10 collaborating physicians in a hospital outpatient clinic. Collaborative practice agreements are required in Missouri. I do not ...

A new law in New York State does not expand nurse practitioners' scope of practice, but it does eliminate the need for a written collaborative agreement between a physician and an NP, which in reality ...

Nurse practitioners in New York State will be able to practice independently if a bill drafted by the Nurse Practitioners Association of New York passes through the state Senate. Currently, NPs in New ...

The Pennsylvania Medical Society strongly disagrees with a recent Morning Call op-ed (“Your View: Why Pa.’s nurse practitioners should have more autonomy“) that calls for eliminating collaborative ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Nurse practitioners can practice on their own in Mississippi as long as they have a formal ...

Louisiana's nurse practitioners are pushing to eliminate collaborative practice agreements, which they argue will improve access to health care across the state. The Louisiana Association of Nurse ...

A Columbia-based nurse practitioner is challenging Missouri's collaborative practice agreement rule, citing financial burden and lack of enforcement. The lawsuit argues the rule violates state and ...

When looking at the second factor—foreseeable harm—the court noted that Dr. C admitted that his failure to adequately supervise and review Ms. B’s charts, as required by their collaborative practice ...