In Julia Paronish-Ludwig’s first job following her graduation from nursing school, she worked in an orthopedic-monitoring unit at Conemaugh Hospital with another new nurse on a holiday weekend, with ...

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 ...

There is strong demand for both nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S. healthcare system, and tremendous career opportunities exist for those pursuing these professions.

Pitfalls of nurse practitioner education made national headlines in July after a Bloomberg Businessweek article criticized programs for allegedly accepting students and graduating them without proper ...

A closer look at the top 10 online NP programs 1. Georgetown University, Washington D.C. Georgetown University offers a 44-hour online family nurse practitioner program that prepares students for the ...