Nurse practitioners improve skilled nursing's dementia care outcomes, but regulatory barriers remain: study

Nurse practitioners improve skilled nursing's dementia care outcomes, but regulatory barriers remain: study
McKnights Long-Term Care News; by Josh Henreckson; 5/13/24
[Nurse pracitioners'] NPs’ involvement can significantly improve end-of-life care outcomes for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to the results of a new study in JAMA Health Forum. ... Those benefits, however, were shrunk by state regulations on the scope of care NPs are allowed to provide. ...  Elizabeth White, PhD, assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University [describes,] “For example, when a state restricts NPs from signing Do Not Resuscitate orders, that can serve as a barrier to advance care planning and could contribute to unnecessary hospitalizations at the end of life.” 
Editor's Note: We posted this JAMA Health Forum article on 5/13/24: Nurse Practitioner care, scope of practice, and end-of-life outcomes for nursing home residents with dementia.