Nurse Practitioner Role news from FierceHealthcare
NewsDoctor of nursing practice exam challenged by some physicians
Last year, the National Board of Medical Examiners began to offer a new doctor of nursing practice certification exam, based partly on the final step of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination Read more...
States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope
A wave of bills are working their way through state legislatures that would expand the scope of practice for advanced-practice nurses. In fact, at least 24 states are either considering such bills Read more...
'Dr. Nurse' might help with primary care shortage
With the primary care shortage growing worse, nursing schools are responding with their own solution--training and graduating growing numbers of nurses with doctorates. To date, more than 200 Read more...
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