re: How do you feel about Nurse Practitioners?

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Yes, the NP could have easily ordered the CXR, but was trained to give breathing treatments and oral steroids for wheezing episodes.

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Ummmm, just because a kid wheezes doesn’t mean they need an immediate CXR, especially if no fever. If kid continues to wheeze, then order the CXR. Can’t blame that on “NP protocols.”