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May 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that 96 percent of nurse practitioners and 76 percent of physicians agreed with IOM report recommendation that “nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training.”
March 20, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A new report examines the scope-of-practice laws and payment policies that affect how and to what extent nurse practitioners can provide primary care.
January 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
An Institute for Healthcare Improvement webinar will explore how nurse practitioners or advanced practice nurses are being deployed and woven into new, interdisciplinary, team-based delivery designs.
July 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The number of trained nurse practitioners (NP) in the United States is expected to increase by 94 percent from 2008 to 2025, according to a study published in the July issue of Medical Care. Those providing care as NPs will rise 130 percent, from 86 ...
August 25, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Allison Stevens is a writer based in Washington, D.C. She writes about women’s issues, motherhood, politics and health, and also writes for a firm that works for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At the beginning of the summer, my family and I too ...
June 3, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Earlier this week, PBS NewsHour aired an important story on the expanding role of nurse practitioners in primary care. The piece includes a look at nurse-run clinics and the state of nursing education, and includes an interview with John Rowe, M.D., ...
April 10, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New and notable quotes on nurse practitioners, the role of nurses in helping patients who are terminal, nurse/physician collaboration, and more.
January 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This is just one of many examples that illustrate how providers at nurse-led NMHCs treat the whole person and assess the environment their patients live in—not just a patient’s physical condition or disease history. Providers in NMHCs also spend mor ...
October 20, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
One observed limitation on nursing practice is the socialized hesitation of many nurses to use critical thinking and decision-making to assure that patients entrusted to them are given the highest possible level of nursing care. Unless PDs reference ...