When Vernon Langford sees patients, he typically wears a white lab coat with his title—"Dr."—and his credentials as a nurse practitioner stitched on the front. "My credentials are on any jackets I ...

In late September, the AACN Board of Directors endorsed a revised white paper, The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Current Issues ...

Meeting the Nation's Rising Demand for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care with Flexible, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Training NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosalind Franklin University ...

A doctor discusses a medical report with nurses in a hospital hallway. Amid a critical shortage of physicians throughout the U.S. and an increase in the number of nurse practitioners with doctorates, ...

As director of the doctor-of-nursing-practice program at Robert Morris University, I feel compelled to reply to “A New Degree and Exam Create ‘Doctor Nurses,’ Irking Physicians” (The Chronicle, ...

The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University earned initial accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA) for its Doctor of Nursing ...

Rainey Michael always knew she wanted to pursue her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree to make a difference in preventative care for vulnerable populations. With her plans to advance her ...

The numerous challenges nurses face in health care highlights the need for an education that equips them with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel. The Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing at ...

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