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Week 5 Discussion 5.1 (A)

Week 5 Discussion 5.1

Q Step 1: Read the news article (Links to an external site.) addressing the nurse practitioner debate. (Click on the words in blue to read the article.) Step 2: Address the following: What is the issue? What is your position on the issue? Write a response that is structured like one of your argument paragraphs (Topic sentence, controlling ideas, within paragraph transitions and a concluding statement). Step 3: Make your initial post and then 2 response posts. In total, you need to make 3 posts.

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The article is debating about if Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners are qualified enough to be allowed to open up their practice under the supervision of a licensed physician. There are currently twenty-two states that allow nurse practitioners to work independently. Florida law requires that so-called ARNPs practice under the supervision of medical doctor (Sexton, 2019). The article discusses the locations in Florida where it would prove to be beneficial. Furthermore increasing access to care, including building more medical schools which would increase the number of medical residencies.