California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...

By Angela Hart for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for the KFF Health News/California News Service Collaboration. TURLOCK, Calif. — California, like much of the nation, is not ...

Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain ...

California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...

A prominent group of nurses in California slammed a state plan to rollback masking and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in health care settings starting in April, arguing that the decision puts health ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Members of the California Nurses Association say the state's decision to stop requiring masks in health care settings this week puts them at higher risk for catching COVID-19. Some ...

The California Board of Registered Nursing is construing a five-year-old state licensing law for nurse practitioners (NPs) in a way that violates the law’s original intent, say attorneys for NPs ...

The staffing crisis has affected nurses nationwide — but recently, multiple complaints have clustered in the Golden State. California has the highest population of any U.S. state, yet ranks 40th in ...