Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper ...

Excluding nursing from the federal list of professional advanced degree programs is part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Of all government departments, one would think the Department of Education ...

The education of nurse practitioners is evolving in response to the increasing complexity of patient care. Contemporary clinical education models focus on competency-based training, which integrates ...

According to the American Psychological Association, a large number of visits to primary care providers stem from mental health conditions or crises. Research also suggests that 70% of mental health ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Graduates of the DNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Specialty provide mental health care in a variety of primary care settings for patients across the lifespan. Psychiatric ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Expand your clinical knowledge and patient-centered care skills with Miami University’s online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track. Whether you’ve recently ...

Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an associate ...

You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — As a school nurse practitioner at Metro High School, Sara Gordon feels responsible for ...

Drexel University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree ...