Budget Proposal, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a policy to allow nurse practitioners to not need physician supervision to ...

She transformed nursing by making it an area of clinical practice and research and recasting nurses as colleagues of doctors, ...

Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill to allow nurse practitioners to practice without the oversight of a medical doctor. They're helping to address one of the largest problems in Utah: health care access.

Nurse practitioners have a background in nursing ... They attend nursing school, choose a focus area, such as family practice, and can work independent of physicians in some states.

This legislative session, nurse practitioners will continue their quest to gain “full practice authority ... I know of an Indiana family physician who was previously a practitioner.

Deans from Canada's three new programs for family medicine focus on meeting increased demand through team-based care and ...

Two thirds of nurses experiencing mental health issues are not receiving treatment. Some states are pushing for legislation to change that.

The Family Nurse Practitioner program focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan. Students receive ...

If APRNs desire independent practice, they should receive the additional clinical training necessary to better assure readiness and competence.

The Ontario government is investing $1.8 billion to connect two million more people to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team within four years, which will achieve the go ...

A Stockton nurse practitioner who is accused of running ... for controlled substances," and said her "unorthodox practice" consisted of her, a personal assistant, and a person who managed billing.