The history of nurse practitioners, their efforts to achieve provider status, and lessons learned from their activism are discussed. The nurse practitioner profession arose out of a need to meet a ...

A nurse practitioner and LGBTQ activist recently pleaded guilty to federal child sex crime charges after sending child pornography to an undercover agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ...

If you desire to work in healthcare, a career as a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) could be a good fit. While both occupations focus on providing top notch medical care ...

As the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) evolves, the need to demonstrate productivity becomes more important. Productivity data provides NPs with practice statistics to generate business or use ...

Introduced in the early 2000s, nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced clinical training and a master’s degree. They are qualified to diagnose conditions, provide comprehensive patient ...

He says the move is needed because some patients are paying out of pocket for medically necessary care, including at some private nurse practitioner clinics. Holland says charging patients for ...

"Nurse practitioner maintains the No. 1 spot as this year's best job because of its critical role in health management, the flexibility it provides, and its strong 10-year career outlook." ...

At the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, our Evelyn Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program allows us to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Fueled by a transformative gift from ...

The Family Nurse Practitioner program focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan. Students receive ...

TORONTO — Provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives starting next year, federal health minister Mark Holland ...

Ottawa is now opening the door to allow health care practitioners other than doctors — nurse practitioners, pharmacists, midwives — to provide medically necessary care to be covered by ...