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NPs say the darnedest things

Originally posted on Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctor/comments/m1ac4q/nps_say_the_darndest_things/] I'm a third-year medical student and these are actual things I've heard the NPs I've worked with say over the course of the year. Bare in mind all of these people are in

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Neurology: how hard could it possibly be?

It can't be that hard to learn neurology from scratch, right?

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Vent mismanagement

This patient would have died if there wasn't an ER physician around to clean up this "ICU" NP's mess.

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Copious vaginal discharge

How exactly can you work at an urgent care without ever encountering a patient with vaginal discharge?

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HIPAA violation

"I just don't feel right using Gmail to communicate private information with the patient." You know what NP Mutembete, we have to agree with you 100% on that one! I have a sneaking suspicion that the United States Department of Health and Human Services does too. It's not like a

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Where would you go from here?

A real fucking doctor, that's where!

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PMHNP student: It's all about the money

Well, so much for practicing in underserved areas and increasing access to mental health care. It's clear where this TikTok PMHNP student's priorities lie...in a pile of money, of course! Isn't it ironic that the general public likes to perennially hate on physicians for their "high salaries" (while conveniently

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Overstepping FNP student gets put in her place

Openly contradict your attending in front of a patient? Bad, bad idea.

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All by myself

Independent practice is all fun and games until you need a physician to bail you out.

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"Looking for anti anxiety med that will not have weight gain property"

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

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How frustrating it is to work with Psychiatric NPs

Originally posted on Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctor/comments/lw3055/how_frustrating_it_is_to_work_with_psychiatric_nps/] by u/cmarie22345 I’m a clinical social worker and provide therapy and evaluations to children and adolescents. All of my clients are on some sort of medication...they’

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Anyone here work in hemotology?

Anyone here have a working spell checker? Usually, specialists tend to respect you more if you know how to spell their specialty correctly (ophthalmology might get a pass here 😜). In any case, the last thing I would do would be to describe a patient with chronic fatigue and drenching sweats

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Vote NO on Michigan HB 4359

Vote NO on Michigan's House Bill 4359 that allows CRNAs to practice independently without physician supervision.

Noctor

Get high with the Marijuana Doctor

This one had us chortling for a good while. The Marijuana Doctor? If you were hoping for an actual doctor, i.e. a physician, you're out of luck. Marijuana Doctor Nerfis Elminowski joins the ever-increasing ranks of Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree holders (ab)using their "doctorate" as justification

Nurse Practitioner

NP student: 7,500 hours spent as a nurse is all you need for independent practice!

Repeat after me: nursing is not medicine.

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Nurse practitioner achieves peak capitalism

Note: It has come to our attention that as of 02/26/2021, the fastpsycharizona.com website has been taken down and replaced with a "Not Found" page. However, the site as it originally appeared is still viewable on archive.vn. Fast Psych Arizona...oh great, who doesn't like a

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Utah PA and AAPA exploit death of physician to push for independent practice

How can an organization demonstrating this kind of opportunistic behavior claim to stand for team-based, patient-centered healthcare?

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Asking the wrong question

"Can peptides increase PSA?" Hmm...if you need to ask if something could be a side effect of the medication you're prescribing, you probably shouldn't be prescribing that medication. More concerningly, though, there doesn't seem to be any concern for that other thing that can cause a man's PSA to

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Nurse practitioner fails to diagnose sepsis, patient dies

University student, 19, died from sepsisToby Hudson was unable to speak to a doctor in Weymouth due to a faulty phone system and eventually gave up and decided to try again the next day.Mail OnlineFaith Ridler Here's a tragic and fatal case of midlevel incompetence and malpractice from across

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The VA Nurse Practitioner "Residency"

Welcome to the VA's perverted idea of what residency is.

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Why don't we have both?

Next-level nurse practitioner pharmacology.

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We're sending midlevels to outer space now?

29-Year-Old St. Jude PA, Cancer Survivor Chosen for First All-Civilian Space Trip Aboard SpaceXHayley Arceneaux of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis is headed to space — here’s how you can get a chance to join herPEOPLE.comJason Duaine Hahn I'm really happy for this woman and all

Nurse Practitioner

Brilliant questions from Kahlil Demonbreun, DNP, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

Not so brilliant after all.

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There is a fracture, I need to fix it

I've got a bone to pick with anyone who thinks they can jump straight from orthopedics to family medicine.

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Too many choices, I can't decide!

So many flavors, gotta try them all!