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Health eCareers (August 26, 2015)
Since 2006, there has been a movement afoot in U.S. healthcare that's impossible to ignore. Across the country, in pharmacy chains like CVS and Walgreens and big-box retailers like Target and Walmart, convenient care clinics (also known as retail clinics) are opening up in greater numbers. About 1...
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Health eCareers (October 30, 2018)
Like any job, the nurse practitioner career presents challenges. What challenges might you face in a career as a NP? Read the full story here.
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California Health Care Foundation (September 6, 2018)
California is 1 of 28 states — and the only western state — that restricts NPs by requiring them to work with physician oversight. A large body of research has linked such restrictions to a lower supply of NPs, poorer access to care for state residents, lower use of primary care services, and greater...
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California Health Care Foundation (May 2, 2019)
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses who have completed additional education to prepare them to deliver a broad range of services including the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. They are one of four categories of advanced practice registered nurses, with the others...
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