For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these “NPs” often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for. But NPs in ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing is a national leader in Family Nurse Practitioner education through both specialty tracks offered in the Master of Science in Nursing and ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of employed nurse practitioners is expected to increase by 45.7% between now and 2031. With roughly 114,900 new NP jobs on the way over the ...

Nursing Process, an independent, educational resource site, used data from the the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Association of American Medical Colleges and others to create a list of ...

Good morning. I’m Michelle Andrews, a contributing writer at KFF Health News in New York. Today I’m writing about how nurse practitioners are turning up in specialties like dermatology and what that ...

AMN Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company, fielded more searches for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists than for primary care physicians over the ...

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, ...

Yes. No state or federal laws prohibit an NP from practicing in a specialty area. As there is no nationally recognized educational or certification path for NPs to become medical specialists in such ...

Nurse practitioners specializing in anesthesiology earn more than those in other specialties, according to Medscape’s 2019 Hospitalists Salary Survey. At the Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle ...