To treat or not to treat, that is the dilemma. In my current job I divide my time between the clinic environment and the hospital. The patients and disease processes I see in the hospital setting are exceptionally diverse, however, the process to hunt down the source of infection is remarkably similar: blood cultures times two, urine ...

At the start of 2011, we published an article describing the job outlook for NPs and PAs this year. Based on our research and interviews with workforce experts, we crafted a headline for that article using the term ''changing landscape,'' and our cover image depicted an NP or PA partially protected by an umbrella. The expectation was that 2011 ...