In Julia Paronish-Ludwig’s first job following her graduation from nursing school, she worked in an orthopedic-monitoring unit at Conemaugh Hospital with another new nurse on a holiday weekend, with ...

Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper ...

There is strong demand for both nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. healthcare system, and tremendous career opportunities exist for those pursuing these professions.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are sometimes offered jobs that could be filled by a registered nurse (RN). In those positions, NPs are not expected to diagnose, order tests or treatments, or prescribe ...

A closer look at the top 10 online NP programs 1. Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Georgetown University offers a 44-hour online family nurse practitioner program that prepares students for the ...