- Discuss how evidence-based guidelines shape APRN practice.
- Are physicians (MDs and Dos) and APRNs held to the same evidence-based standards?
- Are APRNs independent and autonomous providers just as physicians (MDs and Dos)?
- What are collaborative agreements between physicians and APRNs?
- Are NPs required to pay physicians so they can practice?
- How do APRNs incorporate consultation and collaboration with their supervising physicians?
EBP
Module 7: Research Project As a DNP, you have been asked to identify why the patients that are undergoing surgery are complaining that pain experienced after a surgical procedure has not been managed adequately. The patients’ need of narcotics is around the clock until the pain subsides. The lack of