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 ...

Rules that allow for this expanded scope without requiring physician collaboration vary by state. Currently in the US, 27 ...

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 ...

A new federal policy classifying advanced nursing degrees as ‘nonprofessional’ will likely hurt the profession and patient ...

Hospital outpatient department visits attended only by physician assistants or advance practice nurses have steadily increased from 2000–2001 through 2008–2009, according to statistics from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...