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The increasing demand for healthcare services on all levels is placing great strain on healthcare systems throughout the world. Escalating demands combined with a shortage of General Practitioners (GPs) have forced politicians in many countries to reevaluate the distribution of work tasks and areas of responsibility between different healthcare personnel.1,2 Registered nurses’ (RN) roles and scope of practice have been expanded in many countries and the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare systems have improved.2,3 For example, a private nurse practitioner-run clinic opened in Brisbane, Australia4 in September 2011 with the aim to shorten patient waiting times for basic healthcare needs; in most parts of the world RNs now comprise the largest group of healthcare providers.
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