When you visit your doctor's office for a check-up, chances are you might actually get evaluated by another health care provider like a nurse practitioner. And the likelihood of seeing such a medical ...

Granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners has benefits for both patients and nurses, says this nurse practitioner. For a long time, nurse practitioners (NP) have occupied a unique ...

Nurse practitioners are a type of advanced-practice registered nurse. They are registered nurses who have also obtained a postgraduate nursing degree, typically a master's. So-called scope-of-practice ...

For many Michigan residents, a visit to their family doctor’s office doesn’t include being seen by a physician. Instead, they receive care from a nurse practitioner who orders and interprets tests, ...

California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Currently, nurse practitioners can’t practice on their own in Pennsylvania, but a new bill would change that. Legislators and nurse practitioners gathered at the Capitol to ...

California’s nurse practitioners will be able to provide patient care with less supervision from medical doctors under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Supporters of the move say these ...

The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

Elizabeth Hug had a choice: wait months to see a doctor to treat her fibromyalgia or visit a nurse practitioner in the same office immediately. The Joliet resident decided sooner was better than later ...