October 4, 2023 - According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), nurse practitioners deliver "high quality health care in more than 1 billion patient visits each year," and as of ...

Joyce Knestrick can independently give physical exams, diagnose health conditions, prescribe select medications, and make referrals as a nurse practitioner at a clinic in West Virginia. But when she ...

Nurse practitioners in five states are demanding more responsibility and independence. Many physicians say their expanded role could risk patient safety, while others call that argument baseless.

Nurse practitioners’ autonomy and independence in caring for patients and the good relationships they have with healthcare administrators improves their teamwork with physicians, according to a study ...

Florida continues to face a growing mental health crisis. Long wait times, provider shortages, and limited insurance panel access leave thousands of Floridians, especially in rural communities, ...

As of July 2025, 30 states allow full practice authority for nurse practitioners, up from 22 before the pandemic. The temporary, nationwide expansion of nurse practitioner (NP) practice authority at ...

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Michigan is struggling to resolve a serious problem – limited access to basic medical care in rural and urban areas across the state due to a shortage of health care professionals, especially primary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nurse practitioner meets with her patient at the Axis Primary Care Clinic in Surrey, B.C. in 2021. Nurse practitioners in ...