We take a brief look at the journey of a nurse from certified nurse assistant (CNA) to doctor of nursing practice (DNP)-prepared nurse practitioner. Dr. Alysia Pack has been involved in advocacy at Capitol Hill and collaboration with lobbyists, lawmakers, and interprofessional provider groups to promote the advancement of nursing practice and patient access to quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare. She discusses the evolution of the NP role and how it may have started, in addition to how it looks now.

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This is episode 1  of the series: Nurse Practitioner Regulations and Practice Issues: Pandemic to Future Considerations

 The COVID-19 pandemic and emergency measures allowed many nurse practitioners (NP) to practice at a greater capacity. Healthcare needs during the past few years have brought forward multiple opportunities for expanded NP practice through the influence and power of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), emergency measures, etc. What happens now though, as we navigate out of the pandemic and emergency measures expire? Might the future of NP practice be reformed again or will practice just return to more limited pre-pandemic conditions for many NPs?

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Series: Nurse Practitioner Regulations and Practice Issues: Pandemic to Future Considerations