opioids State scope-of-practice laws impact the ability of nurse practitioners to prescribe medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid use disorder. There is currently a shortage in the ...

As the debate around using nurse practitioners to stem the predicted physician shortage continues to heat up, a new policy brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform points to barriers ...

In May 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed a rule that would allow all advanced practice registered nurses in the VA, including certified registered nurse anesthetists, to provide care ...

ANA urges nurses, patients, and the public to submit comments demanding nursing be addedSILVER SPRING, MD, Feb. 03, 2026 ...

Scope of practice — who can practice what kind of medicine, in what settings and under what type of physician supervision, if any — is an issue that has preoccupied state legislatures and the courts ...

With clinical staffing woes an ongoing concern, new Senate legislation seeks to expand the ability of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to provide care with less oversight from physicians. Sen. Jeff ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just released a controversial proposal that would give full practice authority to advanced practice nurses (APRNs) who work at the VA. Under the new rule, ...

Nurse practitioners are among the fastest growing jobs in the US — making about $113,930 per year — and are in high demand in rural areas with few doctors. Yet some state regulations, called scope of ...

TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - People in Ontario will have faster access to care and will be better served now that the role of registered nurses (RN) will be expanded to prescribe medications ...

Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) in California are pushing back after two hospitals in Modesto were hit with "Immediate Jeopardy" violations in part for CRNAs reportedly operating ...