Developing alliances: How advanced practice nurses became part of the prescription for Pennsylvania

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-15

  Hansen Turton, Tine ^a   Ritter, Ann ^a   Valdez, Brian ^a  

^a National Nursing Centers Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced nursing practice; Advocacy; Health reform; Pennsylvania; Political action; State legislation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; POLITICS; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, NURSING; LOBBYING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PENNSYLVANIA; POLICY MAKING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 65249185732     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154408330206     Document Type: Article

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