The Fact That Most States Will Not Allow Nurse Practitioners

question 36

Multiple Choice

The fact that most states will not allow nurse practitioners to work a practice that is not supervised by a physician is an example of how __________.

• A) physicians and the AMA maintain expensive professional monopolies over medical practices
• B) nursing boards have given up on trying to work directly with physicians
• C) physician's assistants are replacing nurses in many practices
• D) patients do not trust nurses alone to manage their care

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