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Nurse practitioner missed a fatal diagnosis
Nurse practitioner? More like death practitioner.
"I know what they use lidocaine for"
Originally posted on Reddit by u/alliebeth88. Lightly edited for grammar and clarity. Community pharmacist here. My partner at work told me that this happened on my day off and I'm still stunned. An urgent care NP writes for magic mouthwash and Tamiflu for a patient. Magic mouth
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The Elite NP's unethical misadventures in self-prescribing
Don't you just hate it when you accidentally overdose yourself?
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NP forgets the names of ALL the antibiotics
Can you imagine a PGY-1 intern, even on day #1 of residency, not being able to remember the names of any antibiotics? It's a scenario about as probable as the chances of Walden University becoming a respectable educational institution. On the contrary, the average medical student could rattle
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I'm a doctor, the badge says so!
Why waste years of your life in medical school when you can just get a badge that says "Doctor"?
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Children's Medications are Dosed in Milliliters, not Milligrams
Those advanced pharmacology classes in NP school must be outstanding.
The Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine PA Program: Separate but Equal?
On November 22, 2021, MSUCOM Dean Andy Amalfitano, DO, PhD and PA John G. McGinnity put out a co-signed news release announcing the new SpartanPA Medicine Program, Michigan State University's new Physician Assistant school under the auspices of the existing (and very well-respected, at least until a certain
A PA misdiagnosed my years-long battle with endometriosis as anxiety
See a midlevel, lose your ovary.
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PA makes video explaining why midlevels should continue to be called midlevels
Thou shalt continue to refer to physician assistants as midlevels.
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Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners Fails to Increase Rural Healthcare
Courtesy of u/debunksdc and u/pshaffer on Reddit
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Strep throat antibiotic roulette
We developed antibiotic-induced Clostridium difficile infection after reading this post.
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Very fundamental, indeed
We're going to need some IV hydralazine after reading this.