Completing an online nurse practitioner program puts current registered nurses (RNs) on track to a higher-paying career. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who focus their careers ...

You need a primary care appointment. Should you see an MD — or NP?

When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

The latest round of school rankings from RegisteredNursing.org put Colorado Mesa University’s graduate nursing program at the third best for Family Nurse Practitioners in the state earlier this month, ...