Granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners has benefits for both patients and nurses, says this nurse practitioner. For a long time, nurse practitioners (NP) have occupied a unique ...

California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...

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Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. California, long considered a national trendsetter in health care policy, has ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Currently, nurse practitioners can’t practice on their own in Pennsylvania, but a new bill would change that. Legislators and nurse practitioners gathered at the Capitol to ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have advanced degrees. The research shows they are fantastic health care providers — when state laws actually allow them to fully practice. Unfortunately, ...

Michigan is struggling to resolve a serious problem – limited access to basic medical care in rural and urban areas across the state due to a shortage of health care professionals, especially primary ...

The title of House Bill 1245 is, “practice [medicine] without a practice [of medicine] agreement.” Ask yourself, what do nurse practitioners practice? The answer is they practice medicine. To practice ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Lawmakers don't often see nurses lobbying in the Missouri Capitol, but they've had a weekly presence in the building this session as they lobby for independent practice for advanced practice nurses, ...

Nurse practitioners are among the fastest growing jobs in the US — making about $113,930 per year — and are in high demand in rural areas with few doctors. Yet some state regulations, called scope of ...