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According to the International Council of Nurses, a nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse who has acquired a higher level of education, decision-making skills and clinical competencies beyond a [...]

Originally named physician extenders, nurse practitioners were developed in the late 1950’s as a solution to a shortage of doctors in impoverished rural areas of the United States. After the [...]

There are more than 205,000 practicing nurse practitioners in the United States; nearly 20,000 of them are located in California. Nurse practitioners, also called advanced practice nurses or primary care [...]

Nurse practitioners are highly-educated professionals whose job looks very similar to a doctor. In many cases, nurse practitioners are primary care providers for people in a variety of specializations. In [...]

Curious about what you can be expected to earn as a Nurse Practitioner, particularly the salary for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner? To be frank, the expected salary can vary quite [...]