Pennsylvania is a national leader in nursing education. We have 26 schools of nursing that offer board-certified nurse practitioner programs. PA graduated 2,410 nurse practitioners last year .

Nurse practitioners say let them do what they're trained to do 02:48. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The growing shortage of health care providers could be helped with a change in state law, says one group.

Bill sponsor Sen. Lisa Boscola, said, “By not being a part of the nurse compact, Pennsylvania has frankly been at a disadvantage. We are a state with over 12.5 million people – and the ...

Starting September 5, many nurses moving to Pennsylvania will be able to bypass the state's time-intensive licensing process, a change with enormous benefits not just for those nurses but for ...

Pennsylvania has been in the process of joining the Nurse License Compact since July 2021 when former Gov. Tom Wolf signed it into law, but the state has yet to put the law into action.