Specially trained nurse practitioners help nursing homes improve the resident transfer process and reduce errors, recently published research shows. The findings come from the OPTIMISTIC project at ...

Nurse practitioners (NPs) increasingly are providing more primary care to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and a recent study examined the potential impact ...

Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates (PAs) enhance different aspects of patient care quality, a new Yale and Fair Haven Community Health Care study finds. Researchers evaluated ...

With an estimated 5 million Americans battling opioid use disorder—resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year—a new study by The University of Texas at Arlington examines how updated Centers ...

A nurse practitioner-led procedural support service may provide a safe and effective strategy to ease anxiety for medical procedures in pediatric patients.

Granting nurse practitioners full practice authority can help improve rural access to health care in South Carolina, writes ...

The liability risks faced by nurse practitioners do not differ greatly from those faced by primary care physicians, a recent study found. Medical malpractice claims don’t differ radically between the ...

MONDAY, Nov. 26, 2018 -- There are many areas of the United States where doctors are in short supply, but the good news for diabetics is that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can often ...