APRNs a "Big Part of the Solution" to the Primary Care Provider Shortage
Posted almost 14 years ago by Stanley F Whittaker
Advanced practice registered nurses are filling unmet needs for primary care, especially in rural and underserved areas. A large body of research shows they are as adept as physicians at providing primary care.
Aug 29, 2011
Once a month, Andrea Brassard puts on her white lab coat and heads to a health care office in Maryland, where nurse practitioners are able to practice independently—that is, without physician oversight. She sees patients, diagnoses diseases, prescribes medications, orders tests, makes referrals to specialists, and teaches and counsels patients about health and illness.
In short, she does all the things she was trained to do as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). And she does it from the unique patient-centered perspective—and lower cost—of a nurse.
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Aug 29, 2011
Once a month, Andrea Brassard puts on her white lab coat and heads to a health care office in Maryland, where nurse practitioners are able to practice independently—that is, without physician oversight. She sees patients, diagnoses diseases, prescribes medications, orders tests, makes referrals to specialists, and teaches and counsels patients about health and illness.
In short, she does all the things she was trained to do as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). And she does it from the unique patient-centered perspective—and lower cost—of a nurse.
For More Go Here