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June 18, 2014 By e-Patient Dave 10 Comments

Nurse Practitioners: the best kept secret in healthcare

Nurse Practitioner infographic from AANP.org/all-about-NPs
[Click to open PDF] Nurse Practitioner infographic from AANP.org/all-about-NPs
I’m speaking this morning at the annual meeting of Nurse Practitioners in Nashville. (5,400 of them!) I’ll have more to say after the event, but for now, check out this infographic. It’s one of the best information-packed posters I’ve ever seen … which is an indication of the professionalism and competence of the organization.

From Wikipedia:

Nurse practitioners manage acute and chronic medical conditions (both physical and mental) through comprehensive history taking, physical exam, and the ordering of diagnostic tests and medical treatments. NPs (within their scope of practice) are qualified to diagnose medical problems, order treatments, prescribe medications, and make referrals for a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions.

Everyone these days talks about the shortage of primary care providers – ironic, because people with better access to primary care have better outcomes (duh). And nurse practitioners do exactly that, in many different settings.  In an increasing number of states, they’re finally being authorized to practice independently.

Check it out!

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Comments

  1. KD says

    June 18, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Are there tips for care providers to effectively use social media without being “overwhelmed” with HIPAA-sensitive, individualized questions from their patients?

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    • e-Patient Dave says

      June 18, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      Sure! I know someone who has a simple social media policy, saying they’re happy to connect on social media (“Like my page on FB, say hi on twitter”) but that social media is neither safe nor private and thus not even legal for personal consultations. They post this in their practice and sometimes add it to their privacy policy or staple it to statements or discharge summary.

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  2. e-Patient Dave says

    June 18, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Some notes from the later breakout session on social media:

    “Don’t use social media to practice medicine – use it to talk about medicine”

    Symplur.com’s healthcare hashtag project: http://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags and its list of disease hashtags http://www.symplur.com/healthcare-hashtags/diseases/

    Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media: http://network.socialmedia.mayoclinic.org/

    As I said in the session, your questions are welcome!

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  3. john sung kim says

    June 19, 2014 at 12:03 am

    Just found your blog Dave – very nice and bookmarked!

    I’m proud of St Senator Hernandez of CA and his attempt to allows NPs to practice more independently – which lost in Sacramento this year unfortunately. But – we will be back next year!

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  4. Barbara C Phillips says

    June 20, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    Thanks for taking the time to come to ##AANP14. It was a pleasure to meet you and hear your thoughts. And thanks to Deb Kiley for having the foresight to invite you to speak!

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    • e-Patient Dave says

      June 20, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      It was great to meet you, Barbara. Your work is inspiring!

      Reply
  5. e-Patient Dave says

    June 27, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    I got a request from AANP from an attendee for some links to sites I’d mentioned. I posted them today.

    Reply

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    February 6, 2017 at 9:36 am

    […] PDF] Nurse Practitioner infographic from AANP.org/all-about-NPsWay back in June 2014 I blogged Nurse Practitioners: the best-kept secret in healthcare, including the excellent poster at right. On that day I gave the opening keynote at the annual […]

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