After becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner in 2018, Alya began working in family medicine. She has practiced in multiple settings, including Republic County Family Physicians in Kansas and Silver ...

“Until recently, California’s nurse practitioners could operate in private practice only if supervised by a collaborating physician,” the PLF post states. “This mandate forces NPs to pay supervising ...

Dr. J is also a former E.R. nurse and has faced her fair share of dangerous situations while caring for patients, including one who was high on drugs.

Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced education and clinical training. "There are no requirements for the physician to see my patients, practice in the same spot I practice in ...

The crisis in Canada’s primary care is reaching a breaking point. A staggering 6.5 million Canadians are without a family doctor or nurse-practitioner (NP). A recent C.D. Howe report by one of us ...

The parent organization of Massachusetts General Hospital has now pledged to boost pay for the hospital’s 1,000 nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well.

While she cared deeply about her work, Melissa Adams*, a family nurse practitioner (NP) in Madison, Alabama, was being frequently triple-booked, didn't feel respected by her office manager, and ...

This year, students are embarking on one of three specialized tracks: adult gerontology acute care, family nurse practitioner or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Dean Peter Rattigan, Ph.D ...

Nurse practitioners, of course, are not trained doctors. They start as Registered Nurses (RNs), then complete a Masters program in nurse practitioner studies, which qualifies them to treat patients.

From Lab Coat to Legislation Following graduate school, Sarah Carter headed to Washington, DC to carve out a career in science policy. Danielle Gerhard, PhD. Danielle Gerhard, PhD. Danielle is an ...

Graduates of the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty are educated to care for individuals and families across the lifespan, lead quality improvement initiatives, and translate evidence into ...

Graduates of the DNP Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty are educated to care for individuals and families across the lifespan, lead quality improvement initiatives and translate evidence into ...