Patients’ health and well-being fall in the hands of nurses. As the state of Illinois revisits the role of nurses in primary care in response to the rising cost of healthcare, state health reform, and changing demographics, nurses will play an even bigger role in providing high quality, cost-effective care. Advanced practice nurses are being called upon to fulfill new roles in the redesigned health system despite the requirement for a collaborative agreement between APNs and physicians. Unfortunately, the shortage … Read the rest