The way nurses work in America needs to change to meet the rising demand for care, according to a report released today by the Institute of Medicine. Perhaps the most striking recommendation to come ...

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred massive disruptions to the economy and labor market that have yet to abate. It also particularly underscored the plight of workers in one of the widest-held occupations ...

Doctors’ biggest priority in state legislatures this year is defeating scope of practice expansions, as nurses, pharmacists and other non-physician practitioners continue to lobby for more authority ...

As more states move to expand nurses' scope of practice, these measures may be especially vital in rural America, where healthcare access gaps are often the most glaring, according to the New York ...

Eight states are considering changes to advanced practitioners’ scope of practice and practice requirements to address the ongoing staffing crisis. States have turned to advanced practitioners as a ...

Health care providers and educators worry a $100,000 lifetime limit on borrowing for graduate nursing programs, wrapped in ...

Advanced practice nurses in Mississippi could see their roles expand, allowing for full scope of practice authority as soon as July if lawmakers there back the proposal. The proposed change, Senate ...

A proposal to expand nurses' scope of practice at Veterans Affairs facilities will likely draw even more medical professionals to a sector that is already the largest employer of nurses in the country ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...

The physician lobby surveyed 64 medical societies and found that most of them were worried about nurses, physician assistants ...