Throughout the profession of laboratory medicine, concern is surfacing following publication of a proposed rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would expand the authority of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to supervise and perform laboratory testing. This rule would expand APRNs’ authority, currently limited to ordering and interpreting lab tests. In an
July 25, 2016 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XXIII No. 10 – July 25, 2016 issue