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39 NURSING SPOTLIGHT NP practice authority by state By Mackenzie Bean T wenty-four states and the District of Columbia grant nurse practitioners full practice authority as soon as they earn their licenses, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Another 15 states reduce the ability of NPs to perform at least one practice element independently and require they have a career-long regulated collaboration with another healthcare provider. e remaining 11 states restrict NPs' ability to perform at least one practice element independently and require career-long supervision by another healthcare provider. Full practice authority Alaska Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Idaho Iowa Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Washington Wyoming Reduced practice authority Alabama Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Utah West Virginia Wisconsin Restricted practice authority California Florida Georgia Michigan Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia n Cedars-Sinai rolls out twin robots to reduce nurses' workload By Jackie Drees L os Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has implemented new technology to reduce nurses' daily workload: twin clinical assistant robots named Moxi, the health system said in a Nov. 29 blog post. The robots use artificial intelligence, machine learning technology and social engineering to interact with clini- cians and patients. They have been rolled out as part of a pilot program in Cedars-Sinai's neurology, orthopedic and surgical units. The Moxi robots, which feature heart-shaped eyes that light up and make beeping noises when waving hello, assist nurses by performing tasks like delivering lab sam- ples and collecting medicine from the pharmacy. Nurses use hospital-issued phones to call or text Moxi for assistance. Once the robot gets a request, it responds within five minutes with a status update and estimated time of arrival. Since kicking off the pilot in September, the robots have saved clinical teams nearly 300 miles of walking, according to the report. Diligent Robotics, a graduate of the Cedars-Sinai Acceler- ator, designed and created the Moxi robots. The accelera- tor is a three-month program that offers funding, mentor- ship and access to investors for health tech startups. n