After doing plenty of research, I found that nurses are capable of all the things a physician is, just not legally able to do so. It is understandable that people may not feel comfortable allowing a nurse to tend to all of the things a primary care physician would normally do; nurses go through less schooling and there is a reason they are paid less. Despite all of this I also see why certain people think allowing nurse practitioners to step in is a good idea; they have the proper knowledge to treat patients and the amount of schooling that nurses have encountered ables them to do so. In my opinion, nurses should be allowed to step in if they are able to prove they can perform physician tasks as well as the physician his or herself. If able, then I see no reason for the nurse practitioner to hold back and watch as we struggle to find a solution to this shortage.
Blackwelder, Reid, and Angela Golden. "Should Nurse Practitioners Be Able to Treat Patients Without Physician Oversight?." Wall Street Journal. N.p., June 2013. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. <http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324715704578480911396098592>.
Rachel Grzanka
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