The American Academy of Physician Associates and the PA Education Association plan to challenge the ruling in federal court.

Initially, either an NP student or a member of our NP faculty will contact you to discuss your willingness to precept a student. If interested, you will be contacted again to ensure that a clinical ...

Demand for both roles is growing rapidly. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of physician ...

Nurse practitioner students face an intense mix of clinical hours, coursework, and personal responsibilities that can feel overwhelming without the right systems. From time blocking to shared family ...

Ensuring that nurse practitioner (NP) students have a good learning experience with clinical preceptors is an ongoing challenge for all clinical programs. The clinical preceptors must clearly ...

Emily Markwell, MSN, RN, and Rachel Wells, MSN, RN, CNL, were awarded two of 10 scholarships available to Alabama nursing students and nurses who returned to school to further their education.

Advanced nursing students face an uphill battle securing clinical placements, often navigating a fractured educational system that can leave them unprepared to enter the workforce, Bloomberg ...

From treating the common cold to manag ing care transition for a life-threatening illness, nurse practitioners are excellent patient care providers and partners with compassionate hearts and extensive ...

To submit a legal/professional question for future consideration, write to the editor at lstokowski@medscape.net (include "Ask the Expert" in subject line). Defending against a lawsuit for malpractice ...

Some workplaces understand the value of furthering their employees’ development. Some do not. What would you do if you couldn’t work specific shifts because of schooling, but your manager insisted on ...

Five years ago, Janet Schultz had a stubborn problem to solve: More than 40 Head Start programs in rural Alaska were in danger of losing funding because they couldn’t meet a federal requirement to ...