Nurse practitioners, physician assistants and clinical nurse specialists in skilled nursing facilities would be allowed to perform clinical assessments under newly proposed federal legislation.

The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

The authors posit the role of the advanced practice nurse in the primary care setting with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. They also propose that the advanced practice nurse ...

Nursing continues to fight for proper acknowledgment as it is excluded from the federal professional degree list amid student ...

More nurses are needed at the bedside than ever before, yet the profession continues to suffer from shortages and turnover rates as high as 37 percent in some regions. And although pursuing advanced ...

The UAB School of Nursing MSN Nurse-Midwifery Pathway equips nurses for advanced nursing practice to provide a full range of women’s health services from adolescence through menopause. Patient care ...

When registered nurse Joan Ching went back to school for a doctorate in her early 50s, she was eager to return to the classroom. “I really believe in lifelong learning, and nurses are kind of an odd ...

Nick Mireles is a writer on the central coast of California. He has a knack for film, music, and Dungeons and Dragons. When he’s not writing, he tries to spend his days reading, surfing, and camping ...

The new federal student loan limit for nurses pursuing graduate degrees could have a huge domino effect on one of the state’s ...