Close up of provider writing medical data of hospitalized patient while visiting him at intensive care unit. The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to ...

Aim To understand where assistant practitioners fit in the workforce and examine the roles they are asked to undertake, by comparing their job descriptions with the policy vision. Method A total of 27 ...

Both physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are vital members of the healthcare team, and often perform similar responsibilities. PA and NP scope of practice depends on state laws, ...

After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word "assistant." Patients have asked if she's heading to medical ...

“Nothing good comes from comfort zones,” Megan Pratt, associate professor and family nurse practitioner track leader at the University of Nevada, Reno, said. “Great things come when you put yourself ...