A study on oncology care models demonstrates the potential of nurse practitioners to lead multidisciplinary oncologic care teams.

As the need for efficient healthcare increases daily, nurse practitioners are in high demand and physicians are learning to share their territory. Although physicians have around four times more ...

National Nurse Practitioner Week celebrates NPs like Lexington’s Mandy Walters, who bring essential care into patients’ homes through innovative programs like Sprinter Health.

This past summer, with a group of nurses at his side, President Barack Obama spoke about the critical role that nurses can play in health care reform. For a profession often relegated to the shadows ...

At a time when there’s a massive shortage of physicians throughout the country and wait times to get an appointment could take weeks, many people are turning to nurse practitioners to help with their ...

Nursing Times; 105: 40, xx-yy. This article outlines an initiative to develop an ophthalmic nurse practitioner’s role to carry out YAG laser peripheral iridotomy. It details the training and ...

In both primary care and specialty practices, nurse practitioners not only have a growing presence, but they also play an increasingly key role in delivering care to patients in these settings. As ...

Despite the fact that the two have different types of training, in practical situations, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are increasingly being called upon to do similar work ...

The shortage of primary care physicians gives impetus to the argument that nurse practitioners should have an expanded role as the new federal health law provides insurance for up to 1 million ...

Bridget Archer, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing ...

Gov. Josh Green recently welcomed nursing leaders from across the islands and signed a proclamation officially recognizing ...

The Tasmanian Government is a strong supporter of nurse practitioners and is delivering on our commitment to expand the vital role they play in ...