Nurse practitioners are bridging the gap in geriatric care as the number of geriatricians declines, addressing patients' needs effectively.

NPs are increasingly important to the US healthcare system, but getting the respect and recognition that should come with that role is still a challenge.

As health care needs continue to climb across New Mexico, nurse practitioners are stepping up to fill the gap.

What are the qualifications required for nurse practitioners to obtain independent prescriptive authority in Oklahoma? Oklahoma’s new law, effective in November 2025, allows certain nurse ...

News On 6’s MaKayla Glenn spoke with Shelby Pope, a Skiatook-base nurse practitioner who says this change will make a big difference for both patients and small practices like hers.

A former nurse practitioner has pled guilty to her role in Arizona's massive Medicaid fraud schemes that bilked taxpayers of billions.

Nurse practitioners are educated and trained to diagnose, treat and prescribe patients which this year marks 30 years in the state of Maine.

“Nothing good comes from comfort zones,” Megan Pratt, associate professor and family nurse practitioner track leader at the University of Nevada, Reno, said. “Great things come when you put yourself ...

Nurse practitioners and students gather at their annual advocacy day in Lansing, MI Wednesday April 9, 2025. At the annual Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Legislative Advocacy Day ...

One benefit of your nursing degree is the ability to work in numerous settings. You have the opportunity to specialize in various fields, including oncology, pediatrics, and informatics. Identifying ...

Catholic nurse practitioner Gudrun Kristofersdottir recently agreed to a settlement in a religious discrimination case against CVS, her lawyers have announced.