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Patchy uptake of NPs dilutes progress on health outcomes
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Patchy uptake of NPs dilutes progress on health outcomes
Monday 16 November 2020, 04:35 PM

Marie-Lyne Bournival
NPNZ
Nurse practitioners still find many barriers in the way of reaching the top of their scope, writes Marie-Lyne Bournival
One of the emerging issues underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic is that, in many countries, nurse practitioners are underutilised.
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References
Rosa WE, Fitzgerald M, Davis S, et al. Leveraging nurse practitioner capacities to achieve global health for all: COVID-19 and beyond. International Nursing Review 2020;00:1–6. (Online 2 October.)