title: Scope of practice for APNs (advanced practice nurses). Discussion.
abstract: A bill for Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Prescriptive Authority was introduced into the Michigan state legislature in 1996, and again in 1997. The legislation would add registered professional nurses with specialty certification to the list of health practitioners granted independent prescribing rights. Currently, licensed dentists, medical doctors, osteopathic doctors, podiatrists, certified optometrists and veterinarians comprise the list of prescribers.
authors.affiliation: Morenci Area Hospital, MI, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brehm
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dontje
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Gulleksom
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morehouse
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008824:Michigan; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*