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 ...

Prairie Mountain Health's CEO says new nurse practitioners will provide much-needed primary care while allowing people to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - If you haven't had an appointment with a nurse practitioner yet, chances are you will within the next few years. Nurse practitioners, or NPs, rank as one of the fastest ...

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

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