Transforming care through top-of-license practice / Russell-Balbin, Kathleen, Wurmser, Teri

In 2010, the Institute of Medicine's ground-breaking Future of Nursing report made a core recommendation that nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. One of the new buzzwords resulting from this recommendation is the term top of license. Top-of-license practice means matching the right provider with the right skill set to provide the right level of care at the right time and place. It doesn't mean substituting less expensive healthcare providers for the primary purpose of saving money. Nurses are empowered to operate within the full scope of the practice act; no more, but also no less. When clinicians function in this way, everyone's education and skills are used to their fullest extent, and the result is powerful and synergistic, maximizing team productivity, promoting engagement and satisfaction, and, ultimately, leading to improved outcomes.

Nursing