Basic methods to compute required sample sizes are well understood and supported by widely available software. However, researchers often oversimplify their sample size calculations, overlooking ...

Granting full practice authority to nurse practitioners has benefits for both patients and nurses, says this nurse practitioner. For a long time, nurse practitioners (NP) have occupied a unique ...

Taylor, a 31-year-old nurse from Austin, Texas, appeared on Caleb Hammer’s show Financial Audit to get his advice on how to dig herself out of $530,000 in debt. She makes $6,000 a month, but the ...

Nurse practitioners and midwives have been pushing to get the law changed in Missouri, but haven’t made any progress. Now, one Columbia nurse is suing the state. In 2020, Marcy Markes was confronted ...

The District of Columbia has the most active nurse practitioners per capita, while Hawaii has the fewest for the second year in a row, according to a ranking from KFF. KFF requested from Redi-Data the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers are weighing several proposals aimed at addressing the state’s looming shortage of medical providers, including expanding the role of nurse practitioners and ...

Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes and the number of geriatricians declines. The Health Resources and Services ...

Oklahoma's new law allows qualified nurse practitioners to practice independently, expanding healthcare access in underserved rural areas. Supporters believe this change will address provider ...

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight people in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack ...