Unnecessary Restrictions On The APRN
According to Miller (2016), “restraint of trade” is “a limitation of business dealings or professional or gainful occupants”. One of the laws that affect restraint of trade for the APRN is the Federal Trade Commission Acts (FTC). The FTC 2014 report recommended that legislator should steer clear of unnecessary restrictions on the APRN unless there are suitable reasons suggesting safety issues, and stated that supervisory restrictions by physicians were unjust (Miller, 2016). NPs that are not able to practice to their full extent, such as being required to have a collaborative agreement is a major restriction in NP practice. Other limitations of the NP is their ability to order a certain test for the care of their patients. The FTC (2014),