Stephanie Johnson, a geriatric nurse practitioner, checks her patient Ellen with a stethoscope during a hospice consult. (Photo by Jariel Arvin for KFF Health News) On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a ...

The number of licensed nurses has been on the upswing, newly released federal figures show, which is welcome news for hospitals seeking relief from a shortage projected to worsen in coming years.

The paradigm in pain treatment is shifting in focus from undertreatment to overprescribing. Legislation and new media attention to overprescribing of opioids may make it more difficult for the older ...

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead ...

Credit: Getty Images Nurse practitioners are critical in treating older adults, increasingly filling a gap in health care as the ranks of geriatricians shrink. KFF Health News — On Fridays, Stephanie ...