More Than 325,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) Licensed in the United States
More Than 325,000 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) Licensed in the United States American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) Releases New NP Count AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The NP profession continues to grow, according to AANP, which released the new national NP count today. As of December 2020, it is estimated that a new record of more than […]
Don’t Neglect Your Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year, it is more critical than ever to pay attention to your mental wellbeing. After more than a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects on mental health have been staggering.
5 health care jobs on the rise
Economists at the Labor Department project that from 2019 to 2029, employment in health care in the United States will grow 15%, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs during that span.
Drop in vaccine demand
Nurse Practitioner April Schneider and Volunteer Medical Assistant Nancy Scholl patiently wait for the next person to vaccinate at the April 22 community vaccination center held at Swiftel Center.
How Can NPs and PAs Improve Childhood Immunization Rates?
Although the COVID-19 pandemic brought the importance of vaccination to the forefront of health policy discussions, childhood immunization rates decreased markedly during this period both in the United States and worldwide.
Number of NPs, by state
Here are the number of nurse practitioners in each state and the District of Columbia, starting with the highest.
Have a loved one who doesn’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s how to talk to them.
Vaccine hesitancy has substantially declined in the U.S. since the federal government first began vaccine rollout last year, but it hasn’t disappeared.
Can My Pet Catch COVID-19?
By now, we all know how easily the COVID-19 virus can spread from person-to-person and just how deadly the ramifications can be, but how does COVID-19 affect our pets? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a small number of pets worldwide are reported to have been infected with the virus after close contact with people who had it.
Nurse practitioner graduate looking to break barriers in emergency departments
When Reynaldo Kieser was 17 years old, he randomly selected nursing as his major when applying for university in his home state of Texas.
Nurse practitioners in Hampton Roads form coalition to advocate for insurance changes, reform
A group of 11 nurse practitioners say financial difficulties could force a switch to cash-only practices, which would cut off care for people who can’t afford it.