The relationship of nursing practice laws to suicide and homicide rates: a longitudinal analysis of US states from 2012 to 2016.
Kristen R ChoiSae TakadaAltaf SaadiMolly C EasterlinLiza S BuchbinderShaw NatsuiFrederick J ZimmermanPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
Findings 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.