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 ...

The patient at the clinic was in his 40s and had lost both his legs to Type 1 diabetes. He had mental health and substance abuse problems and was taking large amounts of opioids to manage pain. He was ...

Graduates of the DNP Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Specialty are educated to care for adolescents and young adults to older adults and their primary care needs including ...

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Graduates of the DNP Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Specialty are prepared for advanced nursing practice to diagnose and manage the health problems of newborns, infants and toddlers up to the age ...

When Beth Goldstein finished her nurse practitioner training at UCSF a couple of years ago, the thought of seeing patients completely on her own made her a little jittery. She was licensed to provide ...

When I started nurse practitioner school, I thought I was ready. I was a successful, accomplished emergency department nurse for five years. I had straight A’s in school up to this point and I had ...