Baltimore Sun article devalues the role of Nurse Practitioners
January 4, 2003 -- A Baltimore Sun article
about a Nurse Practitioner-run clinic is entitled "A doctor's office
rolls out" and describes the primary care patient of the NP as a
person who "could use a physician's touch." Furthermore, author
Reginald Fields implies that nurses lack expertise because they consult
physicians. However, the physician who works with the NP and who undoubtedly
consults with other health professionals when a patient's illness falls
outside his scope of practice is not similarly accused of a lack of expertise.
See the letter
sent by our Directors and three of the Truth's members and the edited
version that was printed.
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