In Missouri, a doctor needs to review the work of advanced practice nurses; if that doctor gets hit by a bus and isn’t able to practice, Henman can’t practice. Ironically, Henman went back to ...

Experts estimate a shortage of 20,000 primary care providers in the next few years. Advanced practice nurses could fill this void, but state regulations often stand in their way. Advance practice ...

In a lawsuit filed by the family Tuesday they allege the nurse misread the chart. (Read a copy of the lawsuit here (pdf)) "You literally check a box to say yes you want to be resuscitated or no ...

"It simply doesn't make sense," said Kathleen Murphy with the Tennessee Nurses Association. The TNA is pushing for a bill that would eliminate chart review. Right now, APRNs are required to have ...