NP's at Walgreen's, and CVS clinics?

Trauma Columnist · Jan 20, 2011

i'm friends with the area manager of the Take Care Clinics in my ares. the requirements:

FNP

Usually some type of ER/Urgent Care experience

$50/hour in my area

btlrcthy · Jan 20, 2011

Thank you so so much. :nurse:

Guest717236 · Jan 22, 2011

My experience as a patient is that their scope of practice is

very limited. My family practice MD hit the roof when they

did not treat a common complaint that his NPs treat routinely.

My sense is that their clinics are covered by one MD who is not

necessarily located in the same state as the clinics.

If you are looking to us all of your skills as an NP you might

be disappointed in the limited role some of these opportunities provide.

Trauma Columnist · Jan 22, 2011

These clinics are not designed to provide primary care or even manage chronic conditions. My husband went to one with an earache and our experience was fine. However my husband is a very healthy guy.

I would never tell my dialysis pts to use one.

lowrylb · Feb 9, 2011

I think they are fine. I do know that here in Oklahoma some of those clinics have a very limited scope of practice guidelines. Bascially for everything there are guidelines you have to follow very little ability to practice how you would like but have still heard great things.