When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

The roles of nurse practitioner and physician assistant are two of the fastest-growing and top-rated jobs in healthcare. Between 2021 and 2031, nurse practitioner jobs are expected to have increased ...

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health plans to reduce staff by seven certified nursing assistant roles in areas where the system has implemented care delivery changes. “To be clear, this staffing ...

US nursing homes will face more than 660,000 nursing aide job openings through 2034, almost double what will be needed across four other main job roles, according to a new report on the direct care ...

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems recently launched its nursing assistant training program, which helps train and place candidates as nursing assistants at Berkshire Medical Center. Program ...

In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers. Now many are pushing ...

Julie Benson knew trouble could be coming. As Tacoma Community College’s associate dean of nursing, she was concerned about the state’s nursing assistants certified — workers responsible for many ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Hundreds of aspiring nurse aides can start taking their certification exams in Spanish and Chinese next year, the start of a multilingual policy that advocates and lawmakers say will ...