As of 2022, there were more than 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States alone. These highly skilled professionals are an indispensable part of our health care system, providing a ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

A nurse practitioner could be a perfect fit for people who are looking for someone to quickly help with their healthcare needs. Nurse practitioners are nurses with advanced education and training.

A recent survey found patients welcome physician assistants and nurse practitioners to have a larger role in their care, but the country remains splintered, as 24 states still require physician ...

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Monthly Summaries of Nursing Research: June 2004 This month's research summaries include geriatric topics, psychiatric hospitalization of children, abuse, palliative care, adjusting to catheters, and ...

Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes and the number of geriatricians declines. The Health Resources and Services ...