[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I have no problem with that, whether populated with nurse practitioners and whether populated with foreign nurse practitioners. I believe that reasonably skilled nurse pracs can do about 35% of what doctors can do. I think genuine RNs can do 2/3rd of what doctors can do.

If these types of things can relive 35% of the drop-in rate to hospital emergency rooms it would save many tens of billions of dollars a year. Would it affect the high cost of medical insurance? No. There are lots of things it will not be able to do, but IMO, small neighborhood clinics are going to be an important element in our healthcare future. Especially if the floodgates of illegal immigrants are opened wide. But even if they are not, I consider these types of efforts valid. As long as they are not government controlled, ANY effort outside government apportioned healthcare is valid, as far as I am concerned.

[Gamecock]

I believe that reasonably skilled nurse pracs can do about 35% of what doctors can do. I think genuine RNs can do 2/3rd of what doctors can do.

Huh?

You do know that the vast majority of Nurse Practitioners were "genuine RNs" before they went on to earn their NP credentials, right?

[steve86]

That doesn’t make any sense since only a subset of RNs go on to be ARNPs.

[Mears]

“. I believe that reasonably skilled nurse pracs can do about 35% of what doctors can do. I think genuine RNs can do 2/3rd of what doctors can do.”

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Maybe I’m dense,but that makes no sense.

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