Data shows nurse practitioners produce equivalent outcomes to physicians, even while serving patients with full-practice authority, according to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Are you preparing to take the nurse practitioner (NP) certification exam? Are you confused about which organizations offer certification or what kind of certification they offer? Do you wonder about ...

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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 ...

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Allowing nurse practitioners full practice authority may help diversify the workforce and increase access to ...

Credit: Getty Images. Researchers examine whether NPs/PAs working independently use more or less low-value care during ED visits than physicians or NPs/PAs working in collaboration with physicians.

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 ...