Some smaller or cash-strapped hospitals that are struggling under the industry’s ongoing physician shortage are turning to nurse practitioners to fill in the gaps as hospitalists. Rusk County Memorial ...

Healthcare providers who specialize in hospital medicine are known as "hospitalists." Most are physicians. But an increasing number are nurse practitioners (NPs). In fact, in 2005, about 20 percent of ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (Include "Ask the Expert" in subject line.) In a hospital setting, where a nurse ...

Man speaking to a doctor in the hospital Hospitalist NPs are key to successfully implementing Society of Hospital Medicine guidelines for preoperative testing and management. The following article is ...

PNCB, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board; PNP, pediatric nurse practitioner. Data from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. (2010). PNCB recognized acute ...

That said, there are two issues getting in the way of hospitals fully employing nurse practitioners as a meaningful solution. Dr. Kapu said there is not widespread understanding among hospitals and ...

Image courtesy of James Q. Simmons, DNP A Q&A with Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner and CEO of Simmons Medical & Media Consulting James Q. Simmons, DNP, BJMC, RN, AGACNP-BC, in honor of NP Week. In ...