When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

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 ...

New York is the latest state to pass legislation granting nurse practitioners full practice authority after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state budget into law Monday. With full practice authority, NPs ...

The health care environment has undergone rapid reform. The use of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to help fill the gap of primary care providers is necessary to increase patient access to care ultimately ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. California, long considered a national trendsetter in health care policy, has ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Joyce Knestrick has been a nurse practitioner for over 30 years. Many of them were spent in Pennsylvania. “That was until my practice partner decided to retire,” Knestrick ...

“Nurse practitioners can serve as physician-extenders as long as they practice within their scope of training,” Stark said. “They can replace physicians only in medical areas of their competency. NPs ...