The transition from RN to nurse practitioner requires navigating identity shifts while managing increased clinical ...

What Happens When US Hospitals Go Big on Nurse Practitioners. Faster to train and cheaper to employ than doctors, NPs help American health-care companies’ bottom line—but can risk patient safety.

Villanova University’s online nurse practitioner programs hold accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.With the exception of required in-person clinical courses, students ...

Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an ...

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.

Health & Science While there is a shortage of nurses, Texas has seen an increase in nurse practitioners. On Monday’s Houston Matters, Kathryn Tart, dean and professor at the University of ...

Nurse practitioners are not trying to replace doctors — they’re trying to meet patients’ needs, wherever those patients are, an expert said. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.