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In 1994, five states allowed nurse practitioners full practice authority meaning they didn't need physician supervision to test, treat and prescribe. Today, 27 states and Washington, D.C., do.
Arlene Wright is a doctor, but she doesn't want people to call her one. "I usually tell my patients 'your majesty' or 'your highness' is fine," she said.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Wright has been a nurse for more than 20 years in Fort Myers, Fla. She began working in hospitals as a teenage candy striper in Upstate New York, progressing through an associate's degree in nursing, then a bachelor's, then a master's,