In late June, the Ontario Government announced that it is consulting with the College of Nurses of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners. The ...

Nursing students are not only learning procedures and protocols; they are actively developing the ability to notice subtle changes, prioritize under pressure, and choose the safest next step for each ...

Overwhelming, demanding – yet a rewarding experience? A new study points to several measures that can make the first practice placement for student nurses safer and more educational. What surprised me ...

In May 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed a rule that would allow all advanced practice registered nurses in the VA, including certified registered nurse anesthetists, to provide care ...

If you’ve ever been stuck in a waiting room, staring at a clock and counting the ceiling tiles, you know how frustrating it can be to see a doctor. Wisconsin’s healthcare system has long been ...

Every so often, Megan Conner, a nurse anesthetist in Greenville said she sees a patient who’s driven for hours to come for a screening colonoscopy but who instead has to be sent to the emergency ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, a South Russell Republican whose wife is a nurse, introduced bipartisan legislation last week that would remove federally imposed barriers in the Medicare and ...