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 ...

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to rilzabrutinib for IgG4-related disease and warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, according to a press release from the manufacturer.

“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 ...

Despite medical innovations, maternal mortality rates in the US remain high, especially compared with those of similarly ...

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