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Kim’s Blog: One of the Worst-Ever Days of My Career… and Advocating for Patients
by Kimberly Spering, MSN, FNP-BC
Think about the worst-ever day of your career. Do you have one? Can you recount, in excruciating detail, the episode that you ranked as your “worst-ever?” I’ve had a few… but this experience rates in the top-3 o…
A Day in the Life of a Rural Nurse Practitioner
While the exact daily responsibilities vary according to the type of clinic or office where an NP works, most rural NPs enjoy a great deal of autonomy while performing a wide range of tasks.
From Physician Assistant to PA
“The word ‘assistant’ simply does not do justice to what PAs do in their practices these days,” says AAPA President Jeffrey Katz, PA-C, DFAAPA.
PAs and NPs Top List for 10 Best U.S. Middle-Class Jobs for the Next Decade
The future is all about health care and technology, and PAs and NPs are at the forefront.
Physicians Look to Disrupt Longtime Regulatory Tradition for APRNs
APRNs are regulated across the U.S. predominantly by boards of nursing, but physicians are pushing for state medical board and regulatory control.
Physician Assistant–Friendly Legislation Boosts Pay
PAs practicing in states with a practice barrier reported lower salaries than their peers in states without that barrier.
Common Sense: Today’s Nurse Practitioner
There’s arguably no better time for NP’s to call their own shots, and no better time for healthcare administrators to apply this talent solution to meet their community’s need for care.
Celebrating 50 Years of PAs This PA Week
PAs have been moving healthcare forward since 1967, and that’s definitely something worth celebrating.
Dave’s Blog: It’s Time For PA Practice In Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is the last place that is part of the USA that does not allow PA practice. Why?
PAs, NPs, and Physicians Deliver Comparable Patient Care
Across the outcomes studied, results suggest that NP/PA care was largely comparable to PCP care in community health centers.