There is a special graduation ceremony in Hartford on Thursday for some of the youngest nurses in training. The Mini Nurse Academy aims to attract kids to the field of nursing at a young age.
After active opposition from the Mississippi State Medical Association and the AMA, lawmakers in the state House of Representatives killed three bills that would have allowed advanced practice registered nurses to practice without physician supervision.
For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these "NPs" often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for.