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5 Risk Control Considerations as Nurse Practitioners’ Scope of Practice Expands

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This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. Since 2023, 27 states and the District of Columbia have granted NPs full practice authority (AANP, 2023).

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Meet Nancy Colobong Smith, American Nephrology Nurses Association’s President-Elect 2023-24

Minority Nurse

She is the national president-elect 2023-24 of the American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA). My role includes staff training, patient education, regulatory compliance, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research. Please tell me about your role now and how your career brought you to this place.