As advanced practice nurses gain ground in their battle for autonomy, the Missouri State Medical Association has taken a firm stand against APRN's independent practice authority. In March, a ...

The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

Mississippi nurse-midwives sue the state, claiming restrictive laws hinder their practice and worsen maternal health care.

In a major step toward the recognition of advanced practice nurses' ability to improve access to quality care, the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has changed its regulations to permit ...

Advanced Practice Nursing: The future is now It is time to upgrade our image, and unify our profession. Do not wait to be a part of health care's evolution. As America moves forward since the Supreme ...

The authors posit the role of the advanced practice nurse in the primary care setting with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. They also propose that the advanced practice nurse ...

Over the past few decades, a global trend has emerged in which the role of the nurse has been advanced and expanded on the basis of new scientific and clinical knowledge and on greater use of ...

If adopted as written, these provisions would undermine efforts by health systems like ours that are investing in nurses’ education and leadership ...

Sparrow, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives, voted to form a union within the ...