“Many believe our role begins with diagnosis and ends with a treatment plan, but it encompasses so much more,” Deborah Jones-Shook, a certified registered nurse practitioner at the University ...

As the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) evolves, the need to demonstrate productivity becomes more important. Productivity data provides NPs with practice statistics to generate business or use ...

Introduced in the early 2000s, nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced clinical training and a master’s degree. They are qualified to diagnose conditions, provide comprehensive patient ...

He says the move is needed because some patients are paying out of pocket for medically necessary care, including at some private nurse practitioner clinics. Holland says charging patients for ...

"Nurse practitioner maintains the No. 1 spot as this year's best job because of its critical role in health management, the flexibility it provides, and its strong 10-year career outlook." ...

The Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program provides high-caliber graduate medical education for trainees seeking diverse clinical experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and in ...

The Family Nurse Practitioner program focuses on the development of advanced practice nurses who are clinically and culturally competent to deliver primary care across the lifespan. Students receive ...

nurse practitioners have been encouraged to keep nursing theory and research as a basis for their practice. With the focus of clinical practice on evidence-based medicine, the relationship between ...

Ottawa is now opening the door to allow health care practitioners other than doctors — nurse practitioners, pharmacists, midwives — to provide medically necessary care to be covered by ...

ACC is dedicated to creating a strong, diverse and inclusive field of future cardiovascular physicians and scientists. ACC's Internal Medicine Cardiology Programs are designed to introduce ...

TORONTO — Provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners ... for Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said they were "reviewing the federal ...