Nurse practitioners are bridging the gap in geriatric care as the demand for senior health services increases and the number of trained geriatricians plummets.

“One of the things I’m most proud of is the role of nurse practitioners,” she said. “We step into places where other providers may not, and geriatrics is a prime example of that.” Nurse practitioners ...

How does Oklahoma’s new law for nurse practitioners compare to other states? With the passage of House Bill 2298, Oklahoma joins a growing list of states granting nurse practitioners full ...

What are the qualifications required for nurse practitioners to obtain independent prescriptive authority in Oklahoma? Oklahoma’s new law, effective in November 2025, allows certain nurse ...

It identifies Nurse Practitioners as a “market exception” — meaning that their salaries lag behind comparable roles across both public and private sectors, and behind NPs in other provinces.

AARP Texas to Legislature: Nurse practitioners are ready to remedy Texas’ dire need for primary healthcare providers ...

A national survey reveals that Ontario nurse practitioners are facing a concerning workforce crisis while trying to take on more to cover gaps in the health-care system.

Woman says Oura ring helped save her life Nikki Gooding says she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma after her Oura ring alerted her to changes with her body.

When there is no doctor around, a nurse should be able to step in, prescribing medicine for a sore throat or advising a terrified parent at 3 a.m. Such was the conviction of Loretta Ford as a ...

In March 2023, Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill to allow nurse practitioners to practice without the oversight of a medical doctor. They're helping to address one of the largest problems in Utah ...

Loretta Ford, co-founder of nurse practitioners, dies at 104 Amid resistance within the medical community, she helped transform the way millions of Americans receive their health care.