Credit: Getty Images In this case, a jury was asked to decide whether a nurse practitioner’s failure to properly respond to a patient’s severe hyperthyroidism was the cause of his death.

Some nurses and physicians opposed the nurse practitioner model. Certain nursing leaders believed that nurse practitioners were no longer practicing nursing, that the title was "ambiguous and ...

Since the inception of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in the 1960s, NPs have thrived in the delivery of primary healthcare and nurse case management. Despite patient satisfaction with NPs' style ...

"Having this information laid out in front of me definitely made me take it more seriously," Nikki Gooding shared on TikTok Nikki Gooding/otikkiyousoofine/TikTok; Oura A nurse practitioner on ...

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate is for Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who have completed a master’s degree or higher in nursing and desire to pursue a ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Iowa nurse practitioner Carl Markley was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to 15 counts of sex trafficking.

Increasing testing can decrease the complications from undiagnosed STIs such as pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to sterility,” said Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, a ...

Rheumatology is a subspecialty of internal medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and medical management of patients with rheumatic diseases that affect the musculoskeletal system ...

More than one-third of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus experience a flare after starting dialysis for end-stage renal disease, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

“This project raises awareness that providers need to be advocates for children who are suspected to be trafficked by a parent,” said Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP, a pediatric nurse ...

Culton and Myers stressed the importance of raising awareness about these rare diseases and of getting more physicians and ...

Over 300 physicians gathered to address the large, inflated salaries of hospital execs, sparked by the recent surge in ...