Bringing Clinicians to Patients: How Nurses Are Closing the Rural Care Gap January 08, 2019 by Nursing@GeorgetownNusring gap between rural and urban areas - infographic format, published by Georgetown.
For the 58 million Americans External link residing in underserved parts of the country, available clinicians are largely Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). These Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) have a graduate or doctoral education and are licensed to diagnose and treat patients as well as prescribe medication.
