Well, we don't see this often: a news article that profiles both the NP and PA professions together, in an interesting and, most importantly, accurate article. ''More people seeing nurse practitioners, physician assistants'' from the Ogden, Utah, Standard-Examiner, published such an article Dec. 3, so it was worthy of note. Here's a snippet, but ...

For the first time, health advocates have designated a specific month for national attention to pediatric obesity. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and as we near its end I'd like to share what a few nurse practitioner students have done to call attention to it. Last weekend, three NP students from Samuel Merritt ...

Diabetes expert and practice owner KC Arnold, NP, explains that an insulin pump is like a ''portable pancreas'' in this news clip from the local Ocean Springs, Miss., ABC affiliate. Click on Video Gallery to the right of the article to watch the clip. Maintaining contacts with the local news media is an excellent way for practice owners to ...

The media has been bombarding us with news about Michael Jackson's death, which hasn't been noteworthy for our blog until today, when California nurse practitioner Cherilyn Lee spoke up in defense of Michael Jackson, who Lee says sought sedatives from her as a sleep aid but not to abuse. Lee had been providing nutrition advice to MJ. The ...

''You may not know it, but the person you see at the doctor's office may be a nurse practitioner and not a physician,'' reads the opening line of an article in Rochester, Minn.'s news channel web site (''Nurse practitioners help patients more often'' - http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9054490).  The article does a good job of depicting the ...

Here is a quick kudos to an NP using her experience as a patient educator to reach out via the written word:  Nurse practitioner Teresa Blanc of Kansas has written a book about lifestyle changes to combat obesity. The book, Beat Obesity: You Can if You Think You Can, contains weight-loss strategies, nutrition advice, and affirmations to ...

The article starts out promising good PR for nurse practitioners: ''Peggy O'Donnell, a Lynbrook nurse practitioner, knows a thing or two about picking a good primary care physician.'' This is O'Donnell's opportunity to explain that an NP often can be your primary care provider — and even better, that there are studies that show that NP care is ...