Gavel and stethoscope in background. Medical laws and legal concept. State-by-state differences in regulation processes cause nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to have different ...

States that allow nurse practitioners full practice authority find that doing so might encourage Black Medicare beneficiaries to use healthcare services more often, according to a study in Policy, ...

A working paper that's likely to spur debate found that nurse practitioners (NPs) used more resources and had worse patient outcomes compared with physicians in the emergency department (ED), and will ...

AANP President Dr April Kapu provides a debrief on health policy issues facing NPs including the ICAN Act and APRN Compact. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) just wrapped up its ...

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When you have your annual check-up with your healthcare practitioner, who do you typically see? If you're seeing a nurse practitioner (NP)—advanced ...

New York is the latest state to pass legislation granting nurse practitioners full practice authority after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the state budget into law Monday. With full practice authority, NPs ...

New law waives requirement for NPs to have a written practice agreement with a physician. New York is the newest state to grant nurse practitioners (NPs) full practice authority, joining 24 other ...