re: Defeat the Nurse Practitioner scope of practice expansion - Louisiana SB 187

Meh We got off topic.

The point is you're a dumbfrick who doesn't actually know what nurses do and you've proven that in this thread.

This entire thread makes me ashamed to be in health care....

I swear bartending was a more honest profession with far more integrity.

I've been fairly disappointed with medical care I and others I know have received. It usually takes several office visits, seeing the doctor maybe 5 minutes at a time to get any results. Usually I'm healed or recovered before the medical professionals figure out what's wrong.

It's a turn and burn industry.

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Here we go again...

Louisiana nurse practitioners are pushing to remove oversight by MDs in the primary care of patients. Eliminating the collaborative practice agreement is NOT safe for Louisiana patients. Nursing school is simply NOT equivalent education to medical school. Nurse practitioner school is NOT equivalent to medical residency training. Louisiana patients deserve to have the primary care of a Medical Doctor. The education/training pathways are simply not equivalent, and there is no way to accurately argue otherwise.

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It seems inevitable that bills similar to this will become increasingly popular due to shear necessity, as the State increasingly struggles provide services to a rapidly expanding population. As mentioned multiple times throughout the this thread, the system will remain largely unchanged for those with convenient access to physicians. On the other hand, it's a matter of finding adequate alternatives for those with access to care issues, even if the approach is less than ideal.

There are currently 1 Million+ people participating in Bayou Health. It's anticipated that another another 300K+ will be added to the system in the next 60 days. When you consider the LSBME only lists about 15,000 physicians in the state, some alternative method will be needed to augment the doctor labor pool.

Nonetheless, even if a massive recruitment of additional doctors was realistic, cheaper alternatives are always preferable. Currently, (where authorized) Medicaid pays providers 80% of the physician rate for services provided by NPs.

I'd imagine the next step in the logical progression will lead to a legislative push to approve physician outsourcing with some type of telemedicine initiatives.

Maybe because you're in Alaska? I've been very satisfied with my healthcare in La. Doctors spend 20 or more minutes with me and they take quick action getting me in to see specialists in 2 weeks or less.

Fail

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God forbid we give the PATINET the right to choose their provider

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You can choose to have an NP be your provider right now you dolt.

One of the biggest problems with medicine is the knowledge and communication gap. Patients just don't understand our thought process and what goes into our training, clearly as seen in this thread.

The idea of a nurse practitioner practicing solo with their level of training after they finish schooling is downright scary. It's akin to a medical student hanging their own shingle without residency, except medical students have more training coming out of school than NPs.

Not necessarily. APNPs would be allowed to automously diagnose and treat only certain disorders. If they need a differential diagnosis ruled out that their scope does not allow, they would have to refer to a physician.