Social Media Consults
"All I know about skin is it comes in layers"
With his impressive knowledge of skin anatomy, we hope this NP doesn't develop a sudden "passion" for aesthetics.
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.
Nurse Practitioner
Get some testosterone at the library from your friendly neighborhood NP
This is not the sexy librarian you were looking for...
Hate Mail
Elite NP discovers our content, calls us a troll
We prefer the term "concerned physician".
Nurse Practitioner
NP becomes butthurt after being enlightened at physician conference
NP Karen demands a refund for her hurt feelings!
Noctor
Get your liposuction done by "Doctor" Secil Schodroski
Buy one unsterile NP liposuction, get a post-op surgical site infection free!
Nurse Practitioner
Writing junk essays is an important part of NP education
That's why we did your homework for you.
News
Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner Charged with $7.8 Million Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme
For Immediate Release: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Virginia-based nurse practitioner has been charged in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces. Daphne Jenkins, 64, was charged
Noctor
There's no MD at "Now Care MD"
Admittedly, "Now Care NP" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
News
Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme
NP Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, of Homestead, signed thousands of orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests, resulting in fraudulent Medicare billings in excess of $200 million.
Social Media Consults
Puzzled nurse practitioner consults Facebook for a patient with critical hyperkalemia
It's anyone's guess whether the patient in question is dead or alive.
Noctor
Meet the "highly skilled doctors" at 45 Urgent Care
When only one out of the three "highly skilled doctors" you claim to employ is an actual physician, perhaps you should re-consider your ad campaign.
Nurse Practitioner
If you're bothered by this, go to medical school
We're bothered by NP Julie's sheer lack of self-awareness.