Tennessee nurse practitioners hope looser regulations during the pandemic have shown they don’t need a medical doctor checking their work — often for a fee. They’ve battled mandatory chart reviews in the legislature for years.
Tennessee Nurses Reignite Battle For More Autonomy From Doctor ‘Control’
Roughly half of U.S. states allow nurse practitioners and other advanced nurses to work without a physician looking over their work. After a three-year truce, Tennessee nurses are battling for the same kind of independence here.
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