Filling The Primary Care Gap: Nurse Practitioners
Alison McGrory-Watson, a private cook who lives in Deep River, had serious medical problems, including Hepatitis C and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), when she was assigned Nichole Mitchell as her primary care provider at Community Health Center Inc. (CHC) in...
Could Nurse Practitioner Autonomy Help Curb California’s Doctor Shortage?
The California Future Health Workforce Commission released a report on Monday with several recommendations to address a looming doctor shortage in the state. The most controversial proposal was a call to let nurse practitioners practice without the supervision of a...
$3 Billion is Needed to Address California’s Doctor Shortage, Task Force Says
By Melody Gutierrez, $3 Billion is Needed to Address California’s Doctor Shortage, Task Force Says, on latimes.com California lawmakers will need to grant nurse practitioners across the state more autonomy, increase opportunities to study medicine and expand doctor...
Number Of Nurse Practitioners Surpasses 270,000
By Bruce Japsen, Number Of Nurse Practitioners Surpasses 270,000, on Forbes.com The number of licensed nurse practitioners has set another record, surpassing 270,000, new data shows. The latest survey from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners shows the...