Most conflicts between physicians and nurses don’t arise from bad intentions—they stem from mismatched expectations, unclear communication, and systemic pressures. Left unchecked, these issues can ...

You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

Nurses who run health care clinics are cheering after lawmakers in Trenton pushed ahead with a move aimed at stopping their ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It may no longer be acceptable for parents to give school nurses permission to give over-the-counter medicine for a stomach ache or headache without a doctor’s note. “The Board of ...

A California federal judge has ruled that nurses with doctorates do not have the right to call themselves doctors. Here is what to know: 1. The case concerns a California law that allows only ...

A new bill making its way through the Washington State Legislature is igniting debate among healthcare workers, particularly nurses and doctors, who are concerned it could endanger their safety. House ...

Even by rural hospital standards, Keokuk County Hospital in Sigourney, Iowa, is small. The 14-bed hospital, in the southeastern part of the state, doesn't do surgeries or deliver babies. The small ...