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, ...

Nurse practitioner is a career that has been expanding rapidly in terms of employment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment of nurse practitioners is ...

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Nurse practitioners are a type of advanced-practice registered nurse. They are registered nurses who have also obtained a postgraduate nursing degree, typically a master's. So-called scope-of-practice ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say there are many times when a doctor isn’t even on staff during certain shifts at urgent care centers. Getty Images Experts say nurse practitioners are taking the place of ...

Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an associate ...

OGDEN — Mitchell Cobia was all set to become an engineer when a family member's emergency health care experience changed his mind. Cobia studied nursing at Weber State University then continued his ...

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To the editor: Here we go again with the calls to allow nurse practitioners to practice without a physician’s direct supervision. Nurse practitioners and doctors do not receive the same training.