We searched for studies that compared care delivered by a nurse instead of a doctor in hospital settings. We included studies that examined patient outcomes (death, patient safety events, clinical ...

Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new review, ...

A study claiming that substituting nurses for doctors in a host of hospital settings is not only safe and effective but ...

In some cases, nurse-led care out-performed care by doctors, the research found ...

Nurses working at an advanced level are autonomous professionals and are ‘not substitutes for any other profession’, the RCN has stated.