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ArticleBMC health services research2020

The relationship of nursing practice laws to suicide and homicide rates: a longitudinal analysis of US states from 2012 to 2016.

Kristen R Choi, Sae Takada, Altaf Saadi, Molly C Easterlin, Liza S Buchbinder, Shaw Natsui, Frederick J Zimmerman

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Kristen R ChoiNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. krchoi@ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5453-1091
Sae TakadaNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Altaf SaadiNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Molly C EasterlinNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Liza S BuchbinderNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Shaw NatsuiNational Clinician Scholars Program, Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Frederick J ZimmermanDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, 1100 Glendon Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · US

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Abstract

backgroundNursing resources can have a protective effect on patient outcomes, but nurses and nursing scope of practice have not been studied in relation to injury outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine whether scope of practice and ease of practice laws for nurse practitioners and registered nurses are associated with suicide and homicide rates in the United States.

methodsThis state-level analysis used data from 2012 to 2016. The outcome variables were age-adjusted suicide and homicide rates. The predictor variables were NP scope of practice by state (limited, partial, or full) and RN ease of practice (state RN licensure compact membership status). Covariates were state sociodemographic, healthcare, and firearm/firearm policy context variables that have a known relationship with the outcomes.

resultsFull scope of practice for NPs was associated with lower rates of suicide and homicide, with stronger associations for suicide. Likewise, greater ease of practice for RNs was associated with lower suicide and homicide rates.

conclusionsFindings suggest that nurses are an important component of the healthcare ecosystem as it relates to injury outcomes. Laws supporting full nursing practice may have a protective effect on population health in the area of injuries and future studies should explore this relationship further.

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HomicideHumansLongitudinal StudiesNurse PractitionersNursesPractice Patterns, Nurses'SuicideUnited StatesInjuryNurse practitionerPolicyRegistered nurseScope of practiceSuicide

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