| Nurse practitioners's scope of practice will potentially be expanded once again as the CDC considers allowing NPs to try their hand at reading a specific type of X-ray. The CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) submitted a request for information regarding the B Reader Program from interested parties to determine whether or not they should allow NPs and PAs to become B Readers. The goal is to grant nurse practitioners and physician assistants eligibility to take and pass the NIOSH B Reader exam and become certified B Readers. In this week’s lead story, let’s take a look at what it would mean for nurse practitioners to become B Readers, and how it would allow them to practice at the top of their license. | 
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