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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Health rankings demonstrate SC has the 4th highest rate of preterm births among all 50 U.S. 1,5 To date, 27 states, Washington DC and the Veterans Administration have full practice authority for APRNs which authorizes NPs, CNMs and CNSs to practice “to the fullest extent of their education” as recommended by the Institute of Medicine.

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