If you want a rewarding career in the healthcare sector without spending a decade of your life training to become a doctor, you might consider working as a nurse practitioner (NP). These advanced ...

Cardiology nurse practitioners play a vital role in improving heart health. With nearly 127.9 million American adults living with cardiovascular disease, there’s a high demand for advanced practice ...

Despite the advantages of NPs in rural areas, barriers to practice remain. Editor’s note: This article appeared in the July-September 2023 edition of HealthLeaders magazine. With more than 100 million ...

As the need for efficient healthcare increases daily, nurse practitioners are in high demand and physicians are learning to share their territory. Although physicians have around four times more ...

As the health care field continues to evolve, nurse practitioners remain an essential part of patient care. A recent nationwide survey by Nurse.org found most NPs are thriving in their careers, with ...

For Elena Prendergast, DNP, APRN, the path to becoming a palliative care nurse practitioner wasn’t straightforward, and she didn’t get there until a month before her 49th birthday. She doubted herself ...

Over time, the public has begun increasingly recognizing and embracing nurse practitioners as healthcare providers. “I think we’ve come a long way,” said Ulrike Muench, PhD, MSN, an associate ...

As a master’s student in our MSNP track, you will develop the skills and gain the first hand experience to take on the most pressing health care challenges. As an nurse practitioner, you will provide ...

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