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, ...

Most conflicts between physicians and nurses don’t arise from bad intentions—they stem from mismatched expectations, unclear communication, and systemic pressures. Left unchecked, these issues can ...

Physical violence. Sexual harassment. Verbal abuse. Indifferent management. Long hours on graveyard shifts. And a chance that you’ll catch a deadly illness. If that sounds like an ideal job, consider ...

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, ...

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