Florida Panhandle Nurse Practitioner Coalition

Nurse Practitioners Seek Right To Treat Patients on Their Own

Posted about 12 years ago by Stanley F Whittaker

 

As posted tin The Wall Street Journal
By MELINDA BECK

Nurse practitioners in five states are fighting for the right to treat patients without oversight from doctors, as they can in many parts of the country.
The battle is particularly pitched in California, where a bill that would let some nurse practitioners do their work independently passed a key legislative committee this week. California doctors strenuously oppose the idea, arguing that it could jeopardize patient safety.