Letter from the Nursing Community to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services about promoting the role of registered nurses and other non-physician clinicians as emphasized in the Institute of Medicines landmark report, Future of ...
This letter outlines the Nursing Community's concern about the continued use of physician-centric language by federal officials within the Department of Health and Human Services, especially as the U.S. health system makes the changes necessary to provide primary and preventive care to more Americans and the role of registered nurses and other non-physician clinicians continues to grow.