A group is working to increase the number of advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) who have hospital admitting privileges. Which barriers should these nurses address?
A) There is no Medicare regulation mandating medical staff membership of APNs.
B) The fees associated with obtaining admitting privileges are prohibitive for ANPs.
C) State laws concerning ANP admitting privileges are confusing and contradictory.
D) Some state laws limit the scope of ANP practice.
E) Some hospitals do not allow non-physicians to admit patients.

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Rationale 1: Medicare regulations may prevent the ANP from conducting patient examinations in the hospital setting because the ANP does not have medical staff membership.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that any fees associated with admission privileges are prohibitive.
Rationale 3: Some state laws allow for ANP admitting privileges, but they also require each admitted patient to have an attending physician. This is confusing and contradictory.
Rationale 4: In some states, the ANP is required to work with a physician, so that practice is not truly autonomous.
Rationale 5: Some hospital bylaws state that non-physicians cannot have admitting privileges.

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