HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania is caught in a vicious cycle of nurse practitioners (NPs) who aren’t allowed to do everything they’re capable of doing — which causes them to flee for other ...

As of 2022, there were more than 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States alone. These highly skilled professionals are an indispensable part of our health care system, providing a ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The growing shortage of health care providers could be helped with a change in state law, says one group. As KDKA political editor Jon Delano reports, nurse practitioners say if ...

Highlights of the important and interesting in the world of healthcare: Not a ‘scope of practice’ issue. The Institute of Medicine’s “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” is a ...

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Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an associate ...

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 ...

Why are we sending teens into daily life unprepared to cope with stress, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Alysha ...