Nurse Journal outlines the top online programs for registered nurses interested in becoming nurse practitioners.

But their training differs. Unlike the three-year residency programs that doctors must generally complete after medical school in order to practice medicine, nurse practitioner residency programs ...

Data shows patients fare similarly with a doctor, physician assistant or nurse practitioner in some settings but the jury is still out in others.

Nurse Journal outlines the top online programs for registered nurses interested in becoming nurse practitioners.

Interested in becoming a nurse practitioner? Learn about education and certification requirements and check out our list of the best online programs.

But their training differs. Unlike the three-year residency programs that doctors must generally complete after medical school in order to practice medicine, nurse practitioner residency programs ...

But their training differs. Unlike the three-year residency programs that doctors must generally complete after medical school in order to practice medicine, nurse practitioner residency programs ...

A growing cadre of nurse practitioners—typically, registered nurses who have completed a master's degree in nursing—tack on up to a year of clinical and other training, often in primary care.