A moderate shift to include more advanced practice providers in nursing homes can lead to measurable improvements in patient outcomes, a new study has found.

After 10 years of staff nursing in surgical areas -- ICU, PACU, ER -- Joanne went back to school (first a BSN, then MSN) and became a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). She worked in general surgery, ...

The Federal Trade Commission encouraged Kansas' and Ohio's legislatures on Monday to pass bills that would allow advanced practice registered nurses to treat patients without physician oversight. Both ...

Nursing remains practical and hands-on. However, it is also strengthened by conceptual and theoretical knowledge applied artfully and scientifically. The practice of advanced nursing requires a higher ...

If you’ve been to a doctor’s office, walk-in health clinic or hospital recently, the odds are pretty good that you have met or received care from an advanced practice registered nurse. Known as APRNs, ...

Advanced practice nursing is a rapidly evolving discipline that transcends traditional nursing roles by integrating enhanced clinical skills, autonomy in decision‐making, and leadership in ...

National and international collaboration is “essential” to developing consistent approaches to advanced practice in specialty nursing, leaders across the profession have said. Discussions about ...

Medical practices with more advanced practice practitioners, nurse practitioners and other non-physician providers are more profitable and productive, according to a new report. While primary-care ...

The range of nursing roles involving an advanced level of practice has grown over the past two decades - and with i... The term ‘advanced nursing practice’ (ANP) refers to the practice of registered ...