Midlevel.WTF (Page 13)

Midlevel.WTF

The casualties of cost-cutting: rookie CRNA midlevel in charge of colonoscopy case that went horribly wrong

Beaumont Health and NorthStar (DeathStar?) Anesthesia clearly have their priorities straight.

"The best NP preceptor is one you can find"

> NPs recommend to just get clinical hours; quality education doesn’t seem to matter. 😢 #NurseTwitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NurseTwitter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] #MedTwitter [https://twitter.com/hashtag/MedTwitter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] #NPsLead [https://twitter.com/hashtag/NPsLead?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

AAFP objects to VA's interim rule permitting midlevels to practice unsupervised

AAFP Sees Harms to Team-based Care in VA Interim Final RuleThe AAFP and other medical societies this month urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to rescind an interim final rule that would decrease the standard of care for U.S. veterans. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/advocacy/workforce/

"Dr." Monica Roundtree

Another example of a NP "noctor", this time in Florida, taking full advantage of the state's recently-passed "full practice authority" statue. Just because you have a DNP doesn't mean that you can present yourself as a doctor to patients, a term that refers exclusively to medical doctors (who actually went

"Dr." Cynthia McNeill, Ph.D., MBA, FNP-C

Website Here we have another example of a midlevel nurse practitioner being blatantly misrepresented as a doctor in a clinical context. Cynthia McNeill's "doctorate" in "Human Services" comes from Capella University, another fine and reputable for-profit institution known for its rigorous online coursework /s. We're not exactly sure how a

"Dr." Katina Davis-Kennedy

Because University of Phoenix + FNP = Doctor.

Nurse Practitioner

The Dunning-Kruger effect is strong with this one

> I don’t enjoy having to check with a physician about my plan. #fullpractice [https://twitter.com/hashtag/fullpractice?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] now! #np [https://twitter.com/hashtag/np?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] — Dr. Don (from Morningside), RN, DNP, JD, FAANP (@DonMorningside) December 27, 2020

Midlevel malpractice leads to senseless deaths of two children

Families sound alarm on medical transparency after deaths of their childrenA special NewsNation investigation into health care in America will introduce you to two families sounding the alarm about the care their loved ones received, and what they feel is a lack of transparency.NewsNation NowRich McHugh

I work in rheumatology but don't know how to prescribe steroids

I'm not an allergist or rheumatologist, but I am a physician, and I'm pretty sure that if you work in these fields you should probably have a basic fucking grasp on the basics of dosing and prescribing steroids. "Tapering is confusing to me" - good lord, even an intern or

NP tries to meme on TikTok, ends up making cringiest video ever

> @pardoparty5034 [https://www.tiktok.com/@pardoparty5034] #nursepractitioner [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nursepractitioner] #nursepractitionerstudent [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nursepractitionerstudent] #nursesoktiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/nursesoktiktok] #cnasoftiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/cnasoftiktok] #healthcarehumor [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/healthcarehumor] #healthcareprovider [https://www.tiktok.com/tag/healthcareprovider] #foryou [https: