Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

A doctor discusses a medical report with nurses in a hospital hallway. Amid a critical shortage of physicians throughout the U.S. and an increase in the number of nurse practitioners with doctorates, ...

A new review shows nurse-led services deliver patient outcomes equal to doctors, helping hospitals expand care amid staffing shortages.

PHILADELPHIA -- Sue Shirato is a nurse. And a doctor. But probably not the kind of doctor you think, which makes her introduction to patients at Thomas Jefferson University's Heart Institute more ...

Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new review, ...

Advance your impact in healthcare with the Orvis School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Designed for nurses ready to lead in clinical practice, healthcare systems, and policy, ...

Sen. Glen Sturtevant said legislation attempting to strengthen physician oversight in nursing homes was “watered down” from its original version before it passed through a Senate subcommittee.

A Virginia state senator has introduced legislation (SB555) aimed at increasing physician oversight in skilled nursing homes, ...

Officials at Cal State Bakersfield are celebrating the launch of the university’s second doctoral program in its 55-year history, a doctor of nursing practice. The need is great: Kern County is a ...

DUTIES AND ABOUT WHAT SHE SEES AHEAD. >> IT IS NOT SURPRISING THERE IS CHALLENGES. BARRY: DR. MORGAN KATZ, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST, IS PART OF A JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL STRIKE TEAM WORKING ...