Although oncology primary nurses readily defined autonomy and provided examples of when they were or were not autonomous, there was a sense that autonomy was not a topic visibly discussed among nurses ...

Cancer Nurs. 2010;33(3):E21-28. Past research on nurse autonomy has mainly focused on developing instruments to measure components of autonomy and on identifying individual and organizational factors ...

Nursing issues have been in the news in the last week and not all of them have been good. First, AMN Healthcare released a survey that found nearly half of the nurses who responded want to make a ...

For 90 years, the mission of caring for the underserved has been woven throughout the School of Nursing’s fabric. It has been present since the early days of students caring for the indigent at St.

A bill that would give advance-practice registered nurses the ability to work without the supervision of a physician is being vigorously opposed by the state medical association. Nurses say the bill ...

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- (AANA) -- Wisconsin recently enacted legislation that allows more autonomy for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), including Certified Registered ...

I know of no physician who hasn’t learned something valuable from a more experienced nurse. Not an almost medical student doctor, a newbie “intern,” or an on-the-job training resident physician.

Two bills that would have expanded practice autonomy for registered nurses and certified registered nurse anesthetists in Mississippi have died during the state’s most recent legislative session, ...

Lawmakers in North Carolina took another stab at moving a proposal that has failed multiple times that would grant nurse practitioners more independence in their practice. While the proposal moved ...

What is a nurse practitioner, or NP? It’s a common question, even though nurse practitioners are everywhere in our clinics, hospitals, and communities. Many people don’t understand what NPs do or how ...