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Top-of-License Nursing Practice: Describing Common Nursing Activities and Nurses' Experiences That Hinder

Jacalyn Buck1, Jacqueline Loversidge, Esther Chipps

  • 1Author Affiliations: Administrator of Health System Nursing Quality, Research, Education & EBP (Dr Buck), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing (Dr Loversidge), The Ohio State University College of Nursing; Clinical Nurse Scientist and Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing (Dr Chipps), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Nursing; Director of Center for Transdisciplinary Evidence-based Practice, Senior Director of Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP in Nursing and Healthcare, and Clinical Associate Professor (Dr Gallagher-Ford), The Ohio State University College of Nursing; Associate Director of Nursing (Ms Genter), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of BMI Summer Internship Program (Dr Yen), Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.

The Journal of Nursing Administration
|April 20, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Nurses perform a wide range of activities, some aligning with top-of-license (TOL) practice and others not. This study identifies barriers and proposes models to support nurses practicing at their full potential.

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