Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of provider writing medical data of hospitalized patient while visiting him at intensive care unit. The nurse ...

They may be called nurse practitioners, but these health care experts are much more than just nurses. Their advanced education and training as well as their vast experience stands them in good stead ...

Patricia Kelley, who runs an Albany psychiatric practice, collaborates regularly with other medical professionals — nurse practitioners like herself, doctors, licensed social workers and psychologists ...

You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Nurse practitioner Aura Veliz flirts ...

CHICAGO — A nurse may soon be your doctor. With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners. These nurses with advanced degrees ...

The task force created to draft recommendations for regulating the relationship between doctors and nurse practitioners brainstormed a few suggestions Thursday in a meeting that made more progress ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Twenty-two states, Washington D.C. and two U.S. territories allow advanced registered nurse practitioners to work independently of physicians. And after years of debate, lawmakers this spring will ...

Elizabeth Hug had a choice: wait months to see a doctor to treat her fibromyalgia or visit a nurse practitioner in the same office immediately. The Joliet resident decided sooner was better than later ...

Rhian Parker receives funding from the Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Capital Territory Health, the Australian Medicare Local Alliance. We started the week with a new proposal by the ...