Nurse Practitioner
The pot calling the kettle black
Haha, as if the AANP and their NPs aren't being disrespectful when they claim to provide the same or better care as physicians do...
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are the quintessential midlevel provider, coming in various flavors such as FNP, AGACNP, and PMHNP. Numbering ~325,000 in the US, these midlevels' education often consists of little more than an online diploma mill degree and 500 hours of clinical exposure, amounting to less than 5% of a physician's training. Yet, many states allow them to practice independently without physician supervision or oversight.
Nurse Practitioner
Haha, as if the AANP and their NPs aren't being disrespectful when they claim to provide the same or better care as physicians do...
Noctor
Who needs evidence-based medicine when you have the power of biblical principles and creation science?
Nurse Practitioner
We just about had a stroke after seeing this one.
Social Media Consults
Is this the kind of person you would want taking care of an elderly family member?
Stories
It's not like they could be actively bleeding out or anything!
Social Media Consults
Shotgunning labs is not an acceptable substitute for clinical acumen and an understanding of pathophysiology.
Nurse Practitioner
Perfect for the hospitalist NP who doesn't know what they're doing!
Social Media Consults
I might not be a psychiatrist, but I remember being extensively tested on bipolar disorder, depression, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, etc. not only during my medical school psychiatry rotation, but also on the USMLE. What does it say about the state of their education when a PMHNP needs "good tables
Nurse Practitioner
Is the kind of ICU you would want yourself or your loved one to be a patient in?
Social Media Consults
Depression? Self-harm? Suicidal ideation? No big deal, let's just switch up the meds!
Social Media Consults
Unfortunately, the patient died of a massive heart attack before someone on Facebook could respond.
Noctor
It seems like with every new noctor we write about, the bar gets lower and lower. Today's feature, which comes from an anonymous tipster, is "Doctor" Penny Lane, of "Eden Family Practice" in Thorntown, Indiana. She offers "primary care to the entire family,