Rules that allow for this expanded scope without requiring physician collaboration vary by state. Currently in the US, 27 ...

The healthcare industry’s restrictions on scope of practice, policy and reimbursement-related limitations have undermined nurses’ efforts, according to a new report. Nurses are the healthcare ...

The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "nonprofessional fields," which ...

In late June, the Ontario Government announced that it is consulting with the College of Nurses of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners. The ...

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred massive disruptions to the economy and labor market that have yet to abate. It also particularly underscored the plight of workers in one of the widest-held occupations ...

Several levels of rules govern the nursing scope of practice. At the top are nursing practice acts, which outline the nurse’s ...

Allowing autonomy for advanced practice practitioners continues to be contested state by state. At the beginning of this year, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants ...

A major federal policy change has alarmed nurses across the United States—including Filipino American nurses—after the Department of Education (DOE) removed nursing from its list of recognized ...

Nurse practitioners are among the fastest growing jobs in the US — making about $113,930 per year — and are in high demand in rural areas with few doctors. Yet some state regulations, called scope of ...

On June 27, 2023, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act 23-204, “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2025, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and ...