Medical establishment prevents nurses from assuming new roles

Physicians still retain the bulk of decision-making power over nurses in Quebec - a situation that's detrimental to evolving nursing roles. According to a new study by Universite de Montreal researchers, published in Recherches Sociographiques, nursing functions are still very much assigned by physicians who often oversee family medicine groups (FMGs), specialised nurse practitioners (SNP) and oncology nurse navigators (ONN)...

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