Point: Should nurse practitioners perform transbronchial biopsies? Yes.
University of Pennsylvania Lung Transplant Program, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Yale University, West Haven, CT. Electronic address: nancy.blumenthal@uphs.upenn.edu.
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D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D011787:Quality of Health Care