The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners
They don’t merely support doctors—NPs increasingly treat patients on their own, including in specialty practices and emergency depts. When they aren’t well trained, the results can be tragic and patients can die. NP training isn’t standardized and a large number are educacted entirely online….
#medicine #press
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-07-24/is-the-nurse-practitioner-job-boom-putting-us-health-care-at-risk
Carolyn Barber, MD /
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2024-08-19 18:58:18
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