kbdeleon

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1. When the physician ask you to help sign schedule II drugs for him/her

   kbdeleon replied to Kay-teeRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I think context is everything. Does your license allow you to prescribe schedule 2 substances within that type of facility, as provided under state and national law? Does the doctor have a documented...

2. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

   kbdeleon replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   That is so unprofessional of him to say that, without even finding out the facts first. And a reprimand should never be framed that way, let alone in front of a patient, aside from it also being a...

3. Can NP's perform surgery legally?

   kbdeleon replied to jdc6773's topic in Advanced Practice

   This week I witnessed a certified family nurse practitioner do a phlebectomy (vein removal) for a large snaking varicose vein at a vein clinic in a medical center in Texas. The procedure was a...