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  1. Jul 15, 2018 · In 22 states and the District of Columbia, NPs have won the right to assess patients, make diagnoses, and provide treatment in accordance with their specialties without physician involvement (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2017).

    • LaTonya Trotter
    • 2019
  2. Jan 12, 2020 · Letting nurse practitioners do more work without a doctor's direct supervision sounds appealing, but doctors undergo training that NPs do not.

  3. May 10, 2024 · But evidence from the past half century fails to provide conclusive evidence that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can provide safe and effective medical care without physician oversight, according to AMA member and Florida family physician Rebekah Bernard, MD.

  4. Jan 29, 2024 · If your provider isn’t able to get answers to your questions within their specialty, or their repeated efforts to diagnose or treat a medical condition don’t seem to be going anywhere, it’s ...

  5. Aug 20, 2023 · State legislatures are considering how much independence to give nurse practitioners and other medical professionals, some of whom use the title "doctor."

  6. Dec 3, 2021 · Nurse practitioners, or NPs, are registered nurses who have completed additional training, education and nursing experience. It enables them to diagnose and treat illnesses, prescribe...

  7. Jul 18, 2023 · A recent article titled “Should nurses with doctorates be called doctor? Lawsuit targets Calif. rule,” reported on litigation filed by Jacqueline Palmer against the California attorney general for the right to call herself “doctor.”