"The first question every doctor should ask when walking into an examination room is 'How are you?' — not 'How is your gallbladder, retina, or liver?' ... In this way, you are acknowledging that the patient is a unique individual and not merely a malfunctioning organism."
Eighty percent of registered nurses believe “healthcare professionals besides physicians” have increased their role in patient care management, according to a survey conducted by University of Phoenix. It also found that one-third of RNs have seen an increased role in doing tasks traditionally...
"Experience teaches us that this is occurring across the country," says Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS. "APPs are expanding skills under the tutelage of their supervising or collaborating physician sponsors. Sometimes this is being done without the organization’s knowledge or approval. If an...
“Many nurses are head of households, or have income that’s important to their families, so finances weight heavily on these decisions, which is why many stay working in the private sector.”
- Judy Schmidt, CEO of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, discusses the crucial role college...
Over the past decade, both the number of and need for nurse practitioners have grown. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners' NP Fact Sheet, reports there are more than 248,000 licensed NPs in the United States, and the Health Resources & Services Administration projects the supply...
