Granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners has benefits for both patients and nurses, says this nurse practitioner. For a long time, nurse practitioners (NP) have occupied a unique ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (Include "Ask the Expert" in subject line.) When I triage patients and give ...

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred massive disruptions to the economy and labor market that have yet to abate. It also particularly underscored the plight of workers in one of the widest-held occupations ...

The healthcare industry’s restrictions on scope of practice, policy and reimbursement-related limitations have undermined nurses’ efforts, according to a new report. Nurses are the healthcare ...

Nearly half the states allow broad practice authority for nurse practitioners. Some of their limitations were also loosened in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. What restrictions, if any, do you ...

Beware of taking on roles, activities, and interventions that you think might be outside your legal authority and competence just because your employer wants you to take on that task. Employers don't ...

In the US, the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) is long established. In the UK, the role has not been as well developed and there is neither a separate registry nor a recordable qualification to ...

Edmonds College has announced the launch of its new Associate in Nursing Direct Transfer Agreement (AN DTA) program, also ...

The California Board of Registered Nursing released proposed regulations setting forth requirements for the new categories of nurse practitioners created in 2020 by Assembly Bill 890, pushing nurse ...