In the UK, because serious medication errors have been made from the confusion between milligrams and micrograms when micrograms has been abbreviated, the recommendation given in the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines is that doses of less than one milligram must be expressed in micrograms and that the word âmicrogramâ must be written in full, and ...
Summary: In 2010, approximately 56,000 nurse practitioners and 30,000 physician assistants were practicing primary care in the United States, according to research commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
However, many NPs want to practice where they can use their education and skills to the fullest. Thus many of us look for states where the fewest barriers to practice exists. At the time of this post, there are 19 states* plus the District of Columbia where nurse practitioners can practice autonomously. A few of these states have some qualifying criteria, but once met, you are on your own.