Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession.

Explanation of how healthcare policy can impact the advanced practice nurse profession.

o There are many aspects that healthcare policy can have an impact the APN profession, policies determine how an APN will be able to practice within his or her state of residence. Each states healthcare policies created by lawmakers determine if an APN will have full practice authority, reduced practice, or restricted access.When healthcare policies change to address the aging population, APN's can be granted full practice authority which would address gaps in physician shortages and provide cost- effective care quality care comparable to their physician counterparts(Brom et al., 2018).Healthcare policy also affects other aspects of healthcare such as reimbursement rates for providers, these reimbursements are related to quality of care, readmi