The article (1) reports “studies that show equivalence in care between nurse practitioners and physicians are flawed.” I actually know this to be true as I have blogged here reviewing many of these studies....

Published September 23rd, 2020, this article (1) is a retort to a recent position statement from the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) (2). The AAEM Sep 3rd, 2020 statement advocated for “physician-led patient...

This blog is not directly about the article per say, but about a particular comment that shows a systemic fallacy in thinking among individuals who believe full practice authority among nurse practitioners (NPs) is...

So, this article professes “organized medicine’s shameful attacks on high-quality nurse practitioner (NP) care amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.” This statement in the article is a lie. The lies must stop. There is no shameful attack on...

Just sitting here on a lovely Sunday evening catching up on some writing, relaxing, and decided to take another look at an article I’ve written about before. In this article, the bias is blatant....

Dear California, The California Medical Association is correct in opposing the AB-890 Nurse practitioners: scope of practice: practice without standardized procedures. While I am not a California resident or physician, I am a former...

Health equity is the new strawman argument. This article has been floating around social media recently. The article title initially drew my attention because of some key words that seemed to be strategically placed: nurse...

Overworked and underpaid is so cliché, but what makes it interesting in this case is that according to the article it appears to be true. This article describes how 19 specialties rank in terms of salary...

I’ve seen this floating around social media recently. I respectfully disagree with the author of the article, physician Kathryn Hallsten that restrictions on nurse practitioners (NPs) in California are onerous. California is one of...

This article reports on a book written by Latonya Trotter, assistant professor of sociology Vanderbilt University. This blog is not about bashing or disparaging NPs. Nor is it about NPs practicing medicine. Although the title...