Primary Care Roles for Nurses Expanded Under New Law

Nurses’ roles as primary care providers will expand under health care reform, especially outside hospital settings, in homes and nurse-led health centers, according to this Modern Healthcare article, which includes highlights of the Medicare Graduate Nursing Education Demonstration project that will increase the number of highly-skilled advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to care for Americans by providing $200 million to bolster their training. Susan Reinhard, Senior Vice President at AARP and Chief Strategist at the Center to Champion Nursing in America, is featured in this article

In Nurses in Demand by Joe Carlson | May 17, 2010 | Print magazine subscription may be required.