Mississippi Business Journal » doctor shortage http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State may expand nurse practitioners’ authority http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/14/state-may-expand-nurse-practitioners-authority/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-may-expand-nurse-practitioners-authority http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/14/state-may-expand-nurse-practitioners-authority/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:55:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=22315 JACKSON — With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states, including Mississippi, are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners. These nurses with advanced degrees want the right to practice without a doctor’s watchful eye and to prescribe narcotics. And if they hold a doctorate, they want to be called “doctor.” For years, [...]

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