When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

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 ...

For many Michigan residents, a visit to their family doctor’s office doesn’t include being seen by a physician. Instead, they receive care from a nurse practitioner who orders and interprets tests, ...

As a nurse practitioner, Martha Drohobyczer performs a screening test for cervical cancer on a woman in a treatment room, another of her patients, Louisa Piccoli, waits to see her about hormonal ...

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 ...