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Nursing Discussion
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1) What do you think about that?
The statement above is derived from a personal perspective and not a professional perspective.
The physician in this case points out that Nurse Practitioners should not work independently at
any given time or under any circumstances. However, the physician is wrong because Nurse
Practitioners do more after the doctor has reviewed patients. This shows that Nurse Practitioners
at any given time can rely on their expertise to order tests and diagnose them (Chouinard, 2017).
However, the physician is not wrong about Nurse Practitioners working directly under a doctor
because that is how hospitals work and the professional rules require this to happen.
2) State your position or point of view about it.
From a personal perspective, I would value the supervision of a doctor considering they have
more experience and qualifications to a Nurse Practitioner. In addition to this, Nurse
Practitioners should be careful while working directly with patients e.g. when writing
prescriptions (Roman, 2017). They should have authorization to designate certain medications
for particular illnesses. On the other hand, physicians should empower Nurse Practitioners to
make life-changing decisions especially when the doctor is not around (Chouinard, 2017). This is
because the medical world is unpredictable and human life matters.
3) If you had the opportunity to be part of the conversation,what would you respond
to the doctor's argument?
In response to the doctor’s argument, I would enlighten him/her that Nurse Practitioners at some
point are forced or required to work independently when doctors are absent. Therefore, asserting
that they should not do this in any circumstance can make them ignorant of the fact that people
might die or suffer life-threatening illnesses because they do not have a doctor’s order to conduct
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tests. According to Roman (2017), Nurse Practitioners are well known for managing most
chronic illnesses thus have the know-how to guide patients in fighting the illnesses. This shows
that Nurse Practitioners’ skills should not be taken for granted.
References
Chouinard, V., Contandriopoulos, D., Perroux, M., & Larouche, C. (2017). Supporting nurse
practitioners’ practice in primary healthcare settings: a three-level qualitative model.
BMC health services research, 17(1), 1-9.
Roman, C., & Menning, K. (2017). Treatment and disease management of multiple sclerosis
patients: A review for nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Association of Nurse
Practitioners, 29(10), 629-638.
