RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Glenn Youngkin presented a proclamation on Tuesday to officially recognize Nurse Practitioner Week in the Commonwealth and answered questions about nursing shortages in ...

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC) — In the 20 years that Dr. Gray Snowden has been with Capitol Pediatrics in Midlothian, nurse practitioners have always had a big role in patient care. “They function completely ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Virginia nurse practitioners could gain the autonomy to practice without a physician’s oversight if Gov. Ralph Northam signs a bill the General Assembly passed with ...

Jennifer Fellman, the proprietor of Retro Medical, a Virginia Beach-based health care business that makes house calls, said it’s time to excise an antiquated law that governs how nurse practitioners ...

The patient at the clinic was in his 40s and had lost both his legs to Type 1 diabetes. He had mental health and substance abuse problems and was taking large amounts of opioids to manage pain. He was ...