> It’s a common complaint on forums like /r/medicine because doctors are seeing a rapidly growing number of patients who have gotten bad advice or prescriptions from overconfident NPs, especially in states where NPs can prescribe controlled substances.
I wonder how much of this is simply because people are more able to afford (or even merely schedule!) medical care because NPs are available. There are certainly a lot of doctors that overprescribe and give bad advice after all.
I wonder how much of this is simply because people are more able to afford (or even merely schedule!) medical care because NPs are available. There are certainly a lot of doctors that overprescribe and give bad advice after all.