News
April 15, 2010
The Role of NPs Evolves to Meet a Growing Need
Dr. Bernadine Healy, Health Editor for U.S.News & World Report and former director of the National Institutes of Health, writes about how NPs are addressing the critical shortage of primary-care physicians in the U.S. and around the world. Her article highlights the advanced education of NPs and their ability to diagnose and treat the common complaints that most primary care physicians handle. In her article, she notes that many physicians may be threatened by this “new breed of doctor in the house,” but predicts that this concern will be shortlived as NPs will use their professionalism and patient focus to fill a gaping need in the medical system. Read the full text of the article.