In this Nursing World Shared Practice Forum podcast, Dr. Felesia Bowen, president-elect of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP), discusses the evolving role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in healthcare, and emphasizes the importance of NPs in health promotion and policy. She highlights the need for a national standardized scope of practice for NPs and advocates for increased diversity in the nursing workforce to address health and educational disparities. LEARNING OBJECTIVES - Describe the nurse practitioner's role within healthcare - Explain how current legislative and regulatory issues in the United States impact the nurse practitioner role - Discuss NAPNAP’s plan to support health equity and expand global partnerships - Describe ways to diversify and support the nursing workforce to reduce health disparities AUTHORS Felesia Bowen, PhD, DNP, PPCNP-BC, FADLN, FAAN President-elect of NAPNAP, 2024-2027 Professor and Associate Dean for Access and Engagement University of Alabama at Birmingham Julia McSweeney, MSN, RN, CPNP Senior Director of Advanced Nursing Practice Boston Children’s Hospital DATE January 20, 2025. TRANSCRIPT https://cdn.bfldr.com/D6LGWP8S/as/ksm5qr297mrv3j8fkm7x6mtj/011624_NWSP_Bowen_The_Role_of_Nurse_Practitioners_in_Healthcare_and_Policy Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Bowen FR, Marcley S, DeGrazia M, McSweeney JE. The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Healthcare and Policy 01/2025. OPENPediatrics. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/the-role-of-nurse-practitioners-in-healthcare-and-policy-by-f-bowen-openpediatrics.