Moore Catherine
Nurs Econ. 2017 Mar-Apr;35(2):70-5, 99.
The nation is struggling with the challenges and inefficiencies in the current healthcare environment, the increased demand for primary care services, and growing shortage of primary care providers to meet that demand. Although nurse practitioners (NPs) are highly educated, licensed, and certified healthcare professionals who are qualified to provide primary care services, the restrictive policies for physician oversight that exist in many states impede full utilization of the skills possessed by NPs in primary care provider roles. NPs are a crucial part of the solution to the growing demands for primary care in the United States and the transformation of the healthcare system to one in which accessible, patient-centered, essential health services are provided while improving the quality of care and controlling healthcare costs.
该国正在应对当前医疗环境中的挑战和低效问题、对初级保健服务需求的增加以及满足该需求的初级保健提供者日益短缺的情况。尽管执业护士是受过高等教育、获得执照并经过认证的医疗专业人员，有资格提供初级保健服务，但许多州存在的对医生监督的限制性政策阻碍了执业护士在初级保健提供者角色中充分发挥其技能。执业护士是解决美国对初级保健日益增长的需求以及将医疗系统转变为一个提供可及的、以患者为中心的基本医疗服务，同时提高医疗质量和控制医疗成本的系统的关键部分。
