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Probably a little different, because of the whole surgery thing. A nurse practitioner can prescribe medication like a doctor, and the years of schooling are n
by syspec 5y ago
Probably a little different, because of the whole surgery thing.
A nurse practitioner can prescribe medication like a doctor, and the years of schooling are nearly the same.
- yhoneycomb 5y ago> Probably a little different, because of the whole surgery thing. So the only thing that separates doctors from nurses is surgery? You can train a monkey to do surgery. The difficult part is the clinical decision making involved in planning the surgery or being able to think through atypical cases. This clinical decision making is equally important in all fields of medicine, not just surgery. Do you believe that incorrectly prescribed medications or missed diagnoses can't also be life threatening? > A nurse practitioner can prescribe medication like a doctor, and the years of schooling are nearly the same. This is patently false. Most nurse practitioner schools are 2 years long, although some are as short as 15 months. A bachelors degree is 4 years, plus medical school is 4 years long, and after that doctors are required to undergo a 3+ year residency training program.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago> A nurse practitioner can prescribe medication like a doctor, and the years of schooling are nearly the same. An MD is a bachelors (3 to 4 years), then a doctorate (4 years), then residency (2+ years). An NP can be a bachelors, and then a 2 year masters. Not to mention the rigor of course material and testing to become an NP is far, far lower than a doctor. I see the US becoming a country of tiered healthcare, where those who can afford it get to see doctors, and those who can’t have to see PA and NPs.
- benjohnson 5y agoI can afford anything - and I’d rather have 45 minutes of my NP’s undivided attention than the typical doctor visits of a ten minute meet and greet.
- yhoneycomb 5y agoAnd you are perfectly within your rights to do so. My issue is with advanced practice nurses who don’t make it clear that they are not doctors and did not go to medical school. They prey on people who don’t know very much about the medical field.
- syspec 5y agoPrey? That is a rediculous notion, NP are in high demand. Sounds like you had a bad personal experience
- lotsofpulp 5y agoIf you pay more for concierge medicine, you can get all the doctor's time you want. Access to healthcare is already tiered, it's just going to become more tiered with PA/NP.