Topic 1: Access to Primary Care for All?

To what extent is primary care accessible to all populations in this country?

Answer the following in your discussion:

What are the main barriers to accessing primary care?
What is being done to solve this problem?
What else can be done?
How are Nurse Practitioners making a difference?
What does the literature say about the NP’s ability to provide primary care?
What does the literature report as comparisons between primary care provided by an NP versus a physician?

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