Nurse Practitioner
PMHNP student is "in search of a child" for her "project"
Why don't you have a seat right over there?
Nurse Practitioner
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.
News
Nurse practitioner sentenced to 20 years in prison for $192M Medicare fraud scheme
NP Elizabeth Hernandez was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $192 million in claims for genetic tests and durable medical equipment that patients did not need and telemedicine visits that never occurred.
News
Louisiana NP arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offenses
Nurse practitioner Jennifer Ann Levinson faces multiple charges as a result of an investigation that uncovered an alleged drug-trafficking scheme involving fraudulent prescriptions for friends and family members.
Social Media Consults
Nurse practitioner wonders why she can't prescribe controlled substances to her mom
The DEA is not going to be happy about this.
Social Media Consults
Idiot NP can't make the diagnosis when it's staring her in the face
This picture is worth nowhere near a thousand words.
Hate Mail
Insane PMHNP accuses us of being internet criminals
If you're going to take potshots at us, bud, it's best that you don't miss.
Social Media Consults
Nurse practitioner needs to know "what the numbers mean"
In our medical opinion, the numbers mean that you are very stupid and that you shouldn't be allowed near patients anymore.
Noctor
No one's actually practicing medicine at Snow Family Medicine
Admittedly, "Snow Family Nurse Practitioner" or "Snow Family Midlevel" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Noctor
That awkward moment when a "Top Physician" is actually a nurse practitioner
"Top Imposter" would be a more fitting title, don't you think?
Noctor
Where's the pediatrician at Natural Choice Pediatrics?
If you want your child to receive evidence-based medical care, let alone care from a real pediatrician, Natural Choice Pediatrics is certainly not the place to go.
Social Media Consults
Clueless NP can't read her patient's EKG, so she posts it on Facebook
Hey, we know a few "cardio people". They're called "cardiologists".
Noctor
Get your liposuction done by "Doctor" Secil Schodroski, Part 2: Sketchy supervision by a sketchy neurosurgeon
Get the "liquid gold" liposuctioned out of your fat arms by a sketchy nurse practitioner under the supervision of an equally sketchy neurosurgeon!