Why pediatricians should not kick out unvaccinated children

Physician
August 15, 2017

We in the medical community believe wholeheartedly in the prevention of all illness, especially by vaccination. Science and history continue to show that vaccination dramatically decreases both the mortality (death rate) and morbidity (severity of illness) of infectious diseases. And, more than 98 to 99 percent of the general population (non-medical) agrees with those statements as well.

Yes, it is absolutely frustrating when parents refuse to follow our advice and protect …

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Why pediatricians should not kick out unvaccinated children

Stop calling nurse practitioners mid-level providers

Physician
July 14, 2014

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I really hate it when a nurse practitioner is called a mid-level provider.

“Mid-level provider” isn’t even a legal or academic term. It is slang developed to demean or minimize a health professional, who is not an MD.

The term “mid-level provider” is primarily aimed at nurse practitioners (NPs) as well as physician assistants (PAs) and midwives. It is insulting to health professionals …

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Stop calling nurse practitioners mid-level providers

Nurses are the reason doctors look good

Physician
May 24, 2014

I wouldn’t say I’ve had a lot of revelations in my professional life, but there is one that still affects me emotionally to this day, and it’s about nurses.

I had been a PICU doctor for a number of years, and I was rounding on all the patients in the PICU with the rest of the team. The background sounds consisted of the usual beeps, alarms, and humming from the patient’s …

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Nurses are the reason doctors look good