Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates (PAs) enhance different aspects of patient care quality, a new Yale and Fair Haven Community Health Care study finds. Researchers evaluated ...

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...

That said, there are two issues getting in the way of hospitals fully employing nurse practitioners as a meaningful solution. Dr. Kapu said there is not widespread understanding among hospitals and ...