The medical staff of a hospital express concern that advanced nurse practitioners are in direct competition with them for patients
The physicians advise hospital management that they will stop admitting patients if admitting privileges are granted to the ANPs. Which type of laws might be useful to help the ANPs obtain hospital admittance privileges? 1. Civil rights legislation
2. Antitrust laws
3. Nondiscrimination laws
4. Patient self-determination legislation
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Rationale: The types of laws most likely to be useful to these ANPs are antitrust laws. These laws deal with situations in which one group is prevented from providing a service because the group is in competition with another group of providers. Civil rights, nondiscrimination, and patient self-determination laws are not related to this scenario.
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