This was the exact question I had: Are NP's the new doctors? My most recent appointments with doctors in Arizona, for me & my kids has been with a nurse. The doctors office leaves you with no choice since their doctors are booked for months ahead. Although my experience with NP's has been good & I do notice they are less rushed & friendly, I wonder if they are fully qualified to do a doctors job. Are we getting the same level of care? Is a health insurance expecting to pay for a doctor's services or a nurse's services? I am not demeaning the service of a nurse in any way - they are great. But it's odd that it has almost become a norm for the doctors offices to setup you up with a nurse & in one case I was not aware of it until the time of the appt when I asked the person if she was the doctor!
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This was the exact question I had: Are NP's the new doctors? My most recent appointments with doctors in Arizona, for me & my kids has been with a nurse. The doctors office leaves you with no choice since their doctors are booked for months ahead. Although my experience with NP's has been good & I do notice they are less rushed & friendly, I wonder if they are fully qualified to do a doctors job. Are we getting the same level of care? Is a health insurance expecting to pay for a doctor's services or a nurse's services? I am not demeaning the service of a nurse in any way - they are great. But it's odd that it has almost become a norm for the doctors offices to setup you up with a nurse & in one case I was not aware of it until the time of the appt when I asked the person if she was the doctor!
April 21, 2009 - 10:43amThis Comment
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