The Effect of Supervision Waivers on Practice: A Survey of Massachusetts Nurse Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While optimal utilization of the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce is an increasingly popular proposal to alleviate the growing primary care shortage, federal, state, and organizational scope of practice policies inhibit NPs from practicing to the full extent of their license and training. In March of 2020, NP state-specific supervisory requirements were temporarily waived to meet the demands of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Massachusetts.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of temporarily waived state practice restrictions on NP perception of care delivery during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts.

Research design

Mixed methods descriptive analysis of a web-based survey of Massachus

SUBMITTER: O'Reilly-Jacob M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature