Analysis examines regulatory changes affecting clinical autonomy of nurse practitioners in Australia, suggesting implications for workforce utilization.
Background Despite 3 decades of legislative reform, nurse practitioners (NPs) remain underutilized in Australia's health workforce.No contemporary, consolidated account exists of how regulation has evolved or how successive reforms relate to one another.Purpose: To examine how legislation, regulation, and funding reforms shaped NP clinical autonomy in Australia between 1991 and 2025.Methods: Australian legislation
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