Bombshell Article by Bloomberg Businessweek

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The Spotty Training of America's Nurse Practitioners

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2024-07-24/big-take-the-spotty-training-of-nurse-practitioners-podcast

Just know that 10 years of RN experience does not translate into medical knowledge m. You might know about COPD and some lab levels but you it will be difficult for you to find out what's causing someone to have a rash in a certain area with a fever etc, schools need to be more medicine based like PAs

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Laura N said:

Just know that 10 years of RN experience does not translate into medical knowledge m. You might know about COPD and some lab levels but you it will be difficult for you to find out what's causing someone to have a rash in a certain area with a fever etc, schools need to be more medicine based like PAs

If a person can be an RN for 10 years and not have any medical knowledge, they would have to actively try not to learn a thing.  Wow.  

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