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I basically live in the hospital and just come home to sleep so I am around doctors all the time. Most doctors I know, and I know a lot of them, are working 60, 70, 80+ hours a week. Nurses are not doing these things so that doctor can play golf. They are doing these things so that doctors can take care of other patients. If a doctor was to sit on the ward all of the time, doing a nurses job, there would literally be no doctors available for millions of patients that need them. That is why we have nurses in the first place.
Also, you are creating a false equivalence among nurses. A critical care nurse is much more experienced and qualified than a nurse who has worked in a doctors office since the day she/he graduated nursing school.
Sorry, you're right. The hospital nurse will be taking action on her/his own, while the doctor is busy with another patient.
And a PA - or an NP - is NOT the same as an office nurse. And you of all people should be well aware of that.
Maybe I'm the only one who knows about this since I have a close relative who works as a surgeon. Apparently one of the less talked about components of Obamacare was that it gave more power to Physician Assistants. Now they can perform surgeries, prescribe meds, etc. The problem is that many everyday Americans don't know the difference in knowledge/training that a PA has versus an MD. I know someone who recently went to a PA for a simple stitching of his right hand and she screwed up his tendons and he no longer has control of his right hand. I heard about someone else who went to a PA to diagnose his abdominal pain and she said it was nothing and later his appendix ruptured. Lastly, I know someone who recently because an infectious wound specialist and he said that he gets a lot of business from patients whose PA did a lousy job of closing their wound.
I promise I'm not a paid troll from the AMA trying to discredit PAs.
I don't know about your contention.
I have two NPs working for me and they run EVERYTHING by me. PAs and NPs (if supervised properly) are very useful in a medical economy in which we have declining reimbursement and higher demand for services.
Letting PAs and NPs practice without supervision, in my opinion, is unwise. My two NPs practice right next to me and I review films and discuss treatment plans with them all the time.
When I, as a patient, see my physicians, many of the visits are with NPs or PAs. I don't mind at all- in fact, they spend more time with me than my physicians.
This is from the perspective of a physician who employs NPs and has seen PAs and NPs as a patient.
Maybe I'm the only one who knows about this since I have a close relative who works as a surgeon. Apparently one of the less talked about components of Obamacare was that it gave more power to Physician Assistants. Now they can perform surgeries, prescribe meds, etc. The problem is that many everyday Americans don't know the difference in knowledge/training that a PA has versus an MD. I know someone who recently went to a PA for a simple stitching of his right hand and she screwed up his tendons and he no longer has control of his right hand. I heard about someone else who went to a PA to diagnose his abdominal pain and she said it was nothing and later his appendix ruptured. Lastly, I know someone who recently because an infectious wound specialist and he said that he gets a lot of business from patients whose PA did a lousy job of closing their wound.
I promise I'm not a paid troll from the AMA trying to discredit PAs.
I've spent some time reading about the effect the passage of the ACA has had on Physician Assistants this morning, and nowhere have I found any evidence that PAs have been given more leeway in the types of care they provide. PAs have always had the option to assist in surgical procedures and prescribe meds under the direction of an MD or DO. That has not changed.
Sorry, you're right. The hospital nurse will be taking action on her/his own, while the doctor is busy with another patient.
And a PA - or an NP - is NOT the same as an office nurse. And you of all people should be well aware of that.
Readers should also know that Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners differ in their education and training, too, although they may function similarly in a clinical setting. Note that of the two, only Nurse Practitioners may practice independently, although not all states extend this privilege. Currently, it appears that NP's can practice independently in 21 states plus the District of Columbia.
Maybe I'm the only one who knows about this since I have a close relative who works as a surgeon. Apparently one of the less talked about components of Obamacare was that it gave more power to Physician Assistants. Now they can perform surgeries, prescribe meds, etc. The problem is that many everyday Americans don't know the difference in knowledge/training that a PA has versus an MD. I know someone who recently went to a PA for a simple stitching of his right hand and she screwed up his tendons and he no longer has control of his right hand. I heard about someone else who went to a PA to diagnose his abdominal pain and she said it was nothing and later his appendix ruptured. Lastly, I know someone who recently because an infectious wound specialist and he said that he gets a lot of business from patients whose PA did a lousy job of closing their wound.
I promise I'm not a paid troll from the AMA trying to discredit PAs.
The reality of life is that an MD can be just as imcompetent as anyone else and has been for many years, hence all of the medical malpractice lawsuits that are filed.
You attempt to discredit anyone is feeble at best.
I have two NPs working for me and they run EVERYTHING by me. PAs and NPs (if supervised properly) are very useful in a medical economy in which we have declining reimbursement and higher demand for services.
Letting PAs and NPs practice without supervision, in my opinion, is unwise. My two NPs practice right next to me and I review films and discuss treatment plans with them all the time.
When I, as a patient, see my physicians, many of the visits are with NPs or PAs. I don't mind at all- in fact, they spend more time with me than my physicians.
This is from the perspective of a physician who employs NPs and has seen PAs and NPs as a patient.
I see a medical doctor that specializes in diabetes, but for run of the mill stuff I go to a local clinic (doctor in a box) where I am usually seen by a PA. I have no issues with them.
Sorry, you're right. The hospital nurse will be taking action on her/his own, while the doctor is busy with another patient.
And a PA - or an NP - is NOT the same as an office nurse. And you of all people should be well aware of that.
I never said they were. In fact, I haven't said anything negative about them. They are a valuable part of the team. An NP has much different qualifications than a nurse that simply works in a doctors office. I hope that clarifies what I was trying to say.
I see a medical doctor that specializes in diabetes, but for run of the mill stuff I go to a local clinic (doctor in a box) where I am usually seen by a PA. I have no issues with them.
^ Looks like we both found and linked to the same great article about Physician Assistants. Hopefully the OP and other interested readers will click through.
I have two NPs working for me and they run EVERYTHING by me. PAs and NPs (if supervised properly) are very useful in a medical economy in which we have declining reimbursement and higher demand for services.
Letting PAs and NPs practice without supervision, in my opinion, is unwise. My two NPs practice right next to me and I review films and discuss treatment plans with them all the time.
When I, as a patient, see my physicians, many of the visits are with NPs or PAs. I don't mind at all- in fact, they spend more time with me than my physicians.
This is from the perspective of a physician who employs NPs and has seen PAs and NPs as a patient.
So you are basically saying that this right wing screed is a bunch of baloney????
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