Scope of Practice
This healthcare professional, often with advanced training, is capable of assisting a physical therapist with patient transfers in a hospital setting
What is a nurse practitioner?
On the North Carolina scope of practice map, this color indicates NPs need a supervising physician
Light blue
This event since 2020 has significantly increased burnout among nurse practitioners due to higher workloads and stress.
What is the COVID-19 pandemic?
This entity, varying by state, such as the NCBON and NCMB in North Carolina, is responsible for regulating nurse practitioners at the state level.
What is the Board of Nursing?
This healthcare setting is known for paying the highest average salary to nurse practitioners.
What is home health care?
Nurse practitioners can diagnose conditions, prescribe medications, and educate patients, but they must do this under what kind of supervision?
What is a physician's supervision?
In North Carolina, NPs are authorized to do these actions only under the supervision of a physician.
Prescribing medications and ordering treatments
This limitation affects NP's autonomy in North Carolina, as indicated by the state's light blue color on the scope of practice map
What are Scope of Practice Restrictions?
This compact, specifically designed for advanced practice registered nurses, applies to their licensing across multiple states
What is the APRN Compact?
The average annual salary for a nurse practitioner in the United States is this amount.
What is $124,680?
This is the document that nurse practitioners and physicians review and sign annually to authorize the NP to prescribe certain drugs and devices within a healthcare facility
What is a Collaborative Practice Agreement, or CPA?
This document outlines the scope of practice for NPs in North Carolina and must be signed by both the NP and a supervising physician
What is a Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA)?
For the same service, nurse practitioners receive this percentage of what physicians are paid by Medicare
What is 85%?
Before sitting for their board exam, a nurse practitioner must first complete these levels of education and hold this type of license.
What are an Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and a Registered Nurse (RN) license?
These states are known for offering the highest average salaries to nurse practitioners in the United States.
What are California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Nevada?