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Jirel

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1. As they should.

Reply to FakeNoose (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2024, 06:30 PM

Jun 2024

Nurses are not doctors. They are not qualified to be substitute doctors except for fairly minor, routine issues. The myth that doctors supervise NPs is rampant. In reality, criminal clinics and health care corporations already radically overuse nurses in this role with no, or next to no, real oversight.

This is a GOOD thing. We do not need yet worse health care in rural areas. Instead, it’s time to get serious about subsidizing more doctors and highly in demand specialists to come into rural practices.

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Nurse practitioners say they could ease rural health care shortage with more authority, but doctors nix it [View all] FakeNoose Jun 2024 OP

As they should. Jirel Jun 2024 #1

I can tell from your answer, you didn't read the article FakeNoose Jun 2024 #2