A trend toward allowing advanced practice nurses to practice to their full scope of education and training is spreading across the country. Nurse practitioners, who complete masters level work and ...

Newswise - Today's primary care physicians in the U.S. are too few in number to meet the healthcare needs of a burgeoning population; healthcare reform will only amplify the problem. That's where ...

At a time of major workforce shortages, why would the Department of Education make it harder for nurses to obtain advanced ...

Advance-practice nurses in South Carolina are optimistic that a bill introduced more than a year ago to expand their scope of practice will become law by the end of this legislative session. And the ...

New Department of Education policy allows nursing students to tap into federal funding for two and four year degrees, beyond ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) -- Every Tuesday and Wednesday, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners are walking the halls of the Capitol, looking for sympathetic lawmakers. Florida is in the minority when ...

A bill that would give advance-practice registered nurses the ability to work without the supervision of a physician is being vigorously opposed by the state medical association. Nurses say the bill ...

Only 16 of the state's 58 counties have the supply of physicians recommended by the federal government. In addition, the Association of American Medical Colleges says that nearly 30% of California's ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSLA)-- The Florida Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that expands the role that advanced nurses play in the state's health care system. Nurse practitioners would have to ...