HEALTH-CARE REFORM - ISSUES FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS

Nurse practitioners are in a unique position to make a significant imp act on the provision of primary health care in the presence of health care reform. To insure proper positioning in a managed health care sys tem, NPs must take action at the national, state, and local levels. Pr oactive suggestions for NPs in the work setting, in the community, and at the state and national levels are presented in this article. Copyr ight (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Company