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 ...

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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 ...

This is the second installment of The Nurse Will See You Now, a series documenting how the increasing reliance on ill-trained nurse practitioners is imperiling US patients. Read part one here. Dale ...

With the nursing workforce in New York projected to face a shortage of more than 40,000 nurses by 2030, and the continuing disparities in health care access — especially in underserved areas like the ...

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 ...

Nurse practitioners are being asked to do more and more in the healthcare delivery process. And like physicians, they have to deal with the impacts of healthcare information technology every day. And ...