Nurse practitioners may soon be able to classify chest radiographs, according to the CDC. Nurse practitioners' (NPs) scope of practice will potentially be expanded once again as the Centers for ...

Want to do good and be rewarded for it? Nurse practitioners bring together compassionate nursing and expert primary care. And nurse practitioners benefit from a booming job market. The Bureau of Labor ...

Feelings of being burned out or depressed are common among nurse practitioners (NPs). How long has their burnout affected them? What conditions are contributing to burnout, and what coping mechanisms ...

There’s no doubt that nurse practitioners are getting a higher profile. Many states, especially where primary care physicians are few in number, have let nurse practitioners set up independent ...

Physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) both are in short supply in the US. Meanwhile, expanded practice abilities for NPs is an idea that is gaining more traction. The need for doctors and NPs to ...

Nurses face a number of challenges to their wellbeing at work on a daily basis. The dog handlers in the Buckeye Paws Program are physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, or admin staff, and they are ...

Nurses provide patient care in a wide variety of settings around the world. Registered nurses (RNs) can also earn an advanced degree and become an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). These ...

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What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...