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How did insurers increase the access to safe and effective healthcare {Ans: They reimbursed Nurse Practitioners for their care through ins claims (only at 85% of MD reimbursements)}Why was the role of Nurse Practitioner initiated? {Ans: To address the physician shortage and to improve access to primary medical care}Certification {Ans: Documentation of having met certain standards representing basic competency for licensure}These are all barriers to evolving the APRN role (this is what the consensus model is trying to rectify) {Ans: 1. ambiguity 2. lack of standard definition 3. political forces 4. government regulations 5. lack of global recognition}IOM report on the future of nursing {Ans: Report that recommends that nurses take a leadership role in improving their profession, identifying problems in the healthcare system, pursuing and influencing health policy AND use IT to enhance decision making.}Prescriptive authority {Ans: legal authority granted to advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication. Varies state by state}