Nurse practitioners can provide the same quality of care as physicians, and states can help alleviate the physician shortage by increasing NPs’ scope of care, according to a recent National Governors ...

Nurse practitioners, physicians disagree on primary care roles Unnecessary regulatory oversight unfairly limits NP scope of practice and may jeopardize patient safety and health outcomes. Las Vegas – ...

So far, 18 states plus the District of Columbia allow nurse practitioners to practice independently of physicians, a trend that proponents say increases access to primary care services while ...

While nurse practitioners (NPs) play a key role in California’s health care system, giving them more autonomy without additional training or oversight poses threats, rather than a solution, for our ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) -- Despite opposition from physician groups, a House select committee Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would give additional power to nurse practitioners, ...

For the first time, California has granted nurse practitioners who meet certain qualifications a separate scope of practice. This eventually will allow them to practice specified medical functions ...

Gail Sadler, a nurse practitioner, provides a wide array of primary-care services at her private practice in Carrollwood, Fla., a community that has been buffeted for years by a physician shortage.

Only 16 of the state's 58 counties have the supply of physicians recommended by the federal government. In addition, the Association of American Medical Colleges says that nearly 30% of California's ...