Nurses want to do their jobs without physician oversight
Family nurse practitioner Kristen Anderson of New Life Medical Center checks the vitals of a patient in Lakeland. Advanced-practice nurses are seeking more autonomy to treat patients without the mandatory burden of phyisician oversight. (File/Daily Memphian)
Nurse practitioners and other advanced-practice nurses say mandatory supervision is a way for doctors to keep control. They have taken the battle to work without physician oversight, including prescribing drugs, to the Tennessee Legislature for the fourth time since 2014.
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Tennessee Nurses Association Tennessee Medical Association Dave Chaney Tina GerardiJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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