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"How do you treat this?" Endocrinology 101
I guess they don't teach how the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis works in online NP school!
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.
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I guess they don't teach how the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis works in online NP school!
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It's not like aortic dissection can kill you or anything.
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"How to manage type 2 diabetes" is not something that should be up for debate in 2021.
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An unexplained blood pressure of 89/58 is just "dehydration", according to the NP that took care of this person's father.
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PMH NP needs some help from the hive mind.
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Midlevel Karen has no chill.
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"Am I missing anything?" Yes, yes you are.
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I'm sorry, is this supposed to be an actual question?
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Quick, someone tell me!
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Independent NPs: What’s the Evidence?As more states change scope-of-practice laws to allow nurse practitioners to practice independently, what does the evidence on health outcomes show?MedscapeChristina Bennett "...the quality of care is largely equivalent [between patients seen by NPs and physicians]!" the article exhorts. Let'
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There's a reason why physicians specializing in psychiatry complete a four-year residency. In addition to learning how to diagnose, work up, and manage psychiatric diseases, psychiatrists (as with any other physician in any other specialty) gain the awareness to differentiate between what they know and don't