Keywords

advanced practice registered nurse, legislative update, practice authority, prescriptive authority regulation, statutes, updates

Authors

1. Phillips, Susanne J. DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Abstract

Abstract: In a year unlike any other in recent history, healthcare workers, including advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), faced challenges and triumphs as the frontline in the battle against COVID-19. This 33^rd Annual Legislative Update covers the scope of practice changes and legislative decisions that most impacted APRNs across the US in 2020.