It is time every state dropped government paternalism and granted advanced practice registered nurses full practicing authority.

One member of that team is the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). In 1946, the United States passed the National Mental Health Act, which established psychiatric nursing as one ...

Some nurses and physicians opposed the nurse practitioner model. Certain nursing leaders believed that nurse practitioners were no longer practicing nursing, that the title was "ambiguous and ...

Currently, only licensed U.S. physicians can become B Readers, and as of October 2024, only 184 U.S.-based physicians in 35 ...

Nurse practitioner is the No. 1 job for 2025, the second year it achieved that ranking. Nurse practitioners have a strong career outlook, with job growth projected to increase by 46% by 2033.