Why Is Scope Of Practice Important

Influencing Factors Scope of practice regulations. Much of the research that has been done regarding nurse practitioners’ role in primary care focuses on the barriers set forth by scope of practice and institutional regulations and standards of expectations (Kuo et al., 2013; Poghosyan et al., 2016; Sangster-Gormley et al., 2015; van der Biezen et al., 2017). Despite the consistency of educational institutions, nurse practitioners’ scope of practice is extremely inconsistent across the United States, depending on the regulations of the state for which they’re practicing (Poghosyan et al., 2016; Poghosyan et al., 2014). The research suggests that limitations and inconsistent regulations in regards to scope of practice, prescriptive authority