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bananafishandchips t1_j0iomg1 wrote

Reply to comment by just4u11 in Proposed legislation would allow NJ's advanced practice nurses prescribe without a doctor’s oversight: Proposal would cement a change that began with pandemic; some doctors are strongly opposed by rollotomasi07071

You know that NPs deliver babies and provide anesthesia and do a host of other high risk procedures. Prescribing medication is certainly no more dangerous that doing those things. And they need a DEA license depending on the drug schedule, so that's another safeguard. And show me one doctor who actually reviews the scrips NPs under them write. I don't know any, and know plenty of MDs and NPs

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cC2Panda t1_j0iz6vy wrote

Considering the opioid epidemic, I think it's fair to say that bad use of prescriptions can have devastating effects not just on the individual but while communities.

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[deleted] t1_j0j6bn2 wrote

Issue is they are recruiting students into NP programs before they even graduate when nurses should ideally go in NP program around 5-10 year experience.

So while there are many great NPs out there, there's also a lot of inexperienced incompetent NPs out there.

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theShhnozz t1_j0irewk wrote

Women? Not all women are nurses. How old are you???

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cC2Panda t1_j0izyhw wrote

You are inferring a lot of erroneous stuff from that guys comment. He's basically saying women through most of history have delivered babies unassisted by modern doctors, but that doesn't mean some prehistoric woman is qualified to dole out opioids.

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theShhnozz t1_j0j5ne8 wrote

APNs already have authority to do this elsewhere.

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