The following is an excerpt from a new book, Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare, by Rebekah Bernard, MD, and Niran Al-Agba, MD. What is the ...
What Is a Nurse Practitioner? A nurse practitioner (NP) is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. The ...
AANP 2017 kicks off in Philadelphia This article aims to shed light on the various viewpoints surrounding the term Advanced Practice Provider and its implications for health care professionals. The ...