Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Many healthcare workers would like to move up to become registered nurses, but costs of the degree stop them. New ...

The need for nursing assistants in long-term care facilities continues to grow, even as demand for nursing home care overall is on the decline, according to new research. PHI released a study Tuesday ...

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.

A Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA) is a registered nurse who has completed a minimum of 2000 hours of first assisting a physician with surgery and related preoperative, intraoperative, and ...

The national average annual wage of nursing assistants is only $36,220, although in certain states, the average pay is much higher. In a recent article, we analyzed the states where real estate agents ...

Adults in the United States have a limited understanding of the basic duties that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can perform, a new study suggests. The study is available online and will ...

Demand for nurse practitioners and physician assistants is growing as Long Island’s population ages and the medical profession evolves. People in these jobs provide patient care that doctors have ...