As the U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, more patients locally are being seen by non-physicians, or advanced practice providers like nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as they ...

Primary care nurse practitioners were found to use low-value care at lower or relatively similar rates compared with the general clinician population. Results: Prevalence rates of NP use of low-value ...

For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these "NPs" often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for. But NPs in ...

On one hand, Sue Burkett never should have become a nurse practitioner. She pursued business classes in high school, earned a business degree and worked in the financial field through her 20s. But ...

You made it through NP school, passed your boards, started seeing patients in primary care, and now… you’re wondering what ...

A study showed that a pediatric nurse practitioner-led outpatient clinic for head injury care within the department of neurosurgery improved hospital resource utilization and continuity of care ...

Yet, she was able to quiet the noise and pursue an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN), a 2-year program. “A lot of adult ...

Nurse practitioners and health advocates gathered at Misericordia University on Tuesday to call on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass Senate Bill 25, a bill that would grant nurse practitioners ...