Jeanette is a 14-year-old young Hispanic woman who was seen in the Adolescent Clinic for an annual exam. She had been followed by the same NP for the previous 2 years. Prior to that, she had not had ...

Are you preparing to take the nurse practitioner (NP) certification exam? Are you confused about which organizations offer certification or what kind of certification they offer? Do you wonder about ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Gavel and stethoscope in background. Medical laws and legal concept. State-by-state differences in regulation processes cause nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to have different ...

The U.S. health care system is at a critical juncture in health care workforce planning. The nation has a shortage of primary care physicians. Policy analysts have proposed expanding the supply and ...

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 ...