Hampter320

You hit the nail right on the head. Every MD or DO in my hospital is just as "holistic" (whatever that means in this day and age) and hands-on as the NPs or PAs. It seems like NPs around here need to constantly justify in their minds as to why they didn't or couldn't get in to medical schools.

You have not uncovered ground breaking news or the cure for cancer with the above statement. This is well known, and all the physicians I've interacted with follow the above. Ah, so now you're saying MDs, PAs, and NPs don't care about their patients. So you must be the only person who cares about others. Blindly? Really? I suggest you read NEJM and learn what evidence based medicine is. The world revolves around evidence based medicine for a reason. There's a reason why MDs don't use orificenic anymore to treat a common cold. If you are trying to talk up mid levels and NPs by bragging that they won't practice evidence based medicine then you are doing them more of a disservice than anything else.

Every patient I've encountered in the outpatient setting wants to be alone in the exam room with the physician, as they want to keep their healthcare information private. A patient escort sitting in an exam room with a patient during a history and physical exam is a blatant HIPPA violation and I promise you no physician would allow it on a regular basis, unless every single patient provides written documentation that it's ok for you to be there with them. So I call BS. Really? I have high BP, and my physician held off on prescribing blood pressure meds for over a year, trying to get me to modify my diet and follow a strict exercise regimen. And for the record, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers WILL "magically" drop blood pressure by themselves. However, a pill is not the ideal solution. Sorry to call you out, but I can't stand bias.

And that is 100% the correct action to be taken. This way everyone is on the same page.