States' Progress Toward Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority: Contemporary Challenges and Strategies

In 2017, South Dakota became the 22nd state to grant nurse practitioners (NPs) full practice authority (FPA; American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2017a). Legislation for NP FPA introduced during 2017 in Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania resulted in varied outcomes. FPA legislation in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania is still in progress. The goal of attaining NP FPA across the nation is steady albeit slow. NP advocates leading state FPA legislative campaigns are working diligently to address continually evolving challenges and gain support for FPA legislation.

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