Founders gathered at the French start-up incubator La Station F, an example of a community of practice. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, he carried a flag from the Explorers Club in ...

The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care. Nurse ...

At first thought, nurse practitioners (NPs) may seem to achieve clinical authority through their years of nursing experience, ...

The potential of nurse practitioners is not being fully realized in primary care medical practices. Consequently, cost and quality gains are not being achieved. Objectives: The employment of more ...

Faith community nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that integrates faith and health, bridging the disciplines of nursing and ministry. More than 25 years ago, Lee Health ...

Concerns about physician shortages have led policy makers in the US public and private sectors to advocate for the greater use of nurse practitioners (NPs). We examined recent changes in demographic, ...

The US is experiencing a shortage of primary care providers, which could be reduced by the addition of nurse practitioners. However, the ability to increase the supply of nurse practitioners is ...

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...