[NPInfo] collaboration question

[Shelby Havens]

Dave:
 
I dunno. If patients want someone to spend more time with them, why are Minute Clinics popping up on every street corner across the country?
 
 
Peace,
 
Shelby   
 > From: dmittman at advancedprac.com> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] collaboration question> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:47:39 -0500> To: npinfo at nurse.net> > Shelby and Priscilla:> I am back!> Have some stuff going on so I am grateful for all of my ACC/NP/PA > friends.> OK, the docs are covering their asses when they say they are there > for the NP. Why not? They truly think that's what patients want to > hear and you know what......maybe they do? That is until they meet > us. Then they know! Have studies ever been done? Is their a trust > difference between those of us that work with a doc and those that do > not when the patient is first exposed to us?? Do we really know?> > About Priscillas "good guy stuff, agree and disagree. I think that > anything that says we are different is OK. I might not do it, you > might not do it, but again, do we know if it works? I personally > would not go that route.> Touchy feely is what chiropractors have used to build an entire > profession. That's a bit simplistic but somewhat true.> What I would do is just say, I WILL GIVE YOU A BIT MORE TIME. I WILL > LISTEN AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WORRIES YOU. COME TALK TO ME. Bet I > could not keep the people away.> My thoughts on this.> Dave> > > On Jan 3, 2008, at 6:07 PM, Priscilla Merrill wrote:> > > One word -- - weird. IT implies she's not fully competent on her > > own. This> > was my initial response.> > Our local paper has run newspaper ads with "midlevels" being > > photographed in> > their home/neighborhood in street clothes with a cozy look and a > > heading, "I> > met my primary care provider at my daughter's soccer game" One was > > a male> > PA who collects vintage cars. So the "guy to guy car camaraderie" > > perhaps?> >> > What does that have to do with the price of rice? I think the > > marketing> > idea is that your NP or PA (both have been featured in these recent > > ads) is> > they're your friend, your kids' friend's parent etc. NOTHING about > > their> > profession or abilities. Perhaps, giving them the benefit of the > > doubt,> > they're trying to market the approachability of NP's and PA's but > > you'd> > NEVER see that about a doc ad. The subversive message I thought > > was making> > us the common folk you can chat with. Kind of a twisted message on > > our> > personal approach but demeaning in my opinion.> >> > Priscilla Merrill> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On > > Behalf> > Of Shelby Havens> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:28 PM> > To: NP Info> > Subject: RE: [NPInfo] collaboration question> >> >> >> > I just got home from a visit to my primary care physician. On the > > way out of> > her office, I noticed a flyer on the wall announcing the hiring of > > a nurse> > practitioner. There was a nice photograph of the NP in her lab > > coat, and a> > brief bio listing her education, experience, and board cerfication. > > At the> > bottom of the announcement, the following statement was posted:> >> > "Our physicians will be available to assist with the nurse > > practitioner's> > clinical decision process if needed".> >> > What do yall think about that?> >> >> > Best Regards,> >> > Shelby Havens, ARNP> >> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:21:28 -0800> From: bimbelaa at yahoo.com> > >> Subject:> > Re: [NPInfo] collaboration question> To: npinfo at nurse.net> > More > > direct> > link to on-line articles:> > http://www.buppert.com/articles.html> > > > Joseph> > Reis <mastrlock at hotmail.com> wrote:> > I have been wondering if we > > have put> > together any information regarding the liability that collaborating> > physicians undertake when entering a collaborative agreement with > > NPs.> > I> > frequently hear physicians concerns about their liability if an NP > > makes a> > medication error or some such thing. Have any of our legal experts > > written> > anything definitive regarding this? Maybe an article or paper that > > I could> > have handy to show them when they misspeak regarding the legal > > ramifications> > of entering a collaborative agreement? > > Joe> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > > Get the> > power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live.>> > http://www.windowslive.com? > > ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007_______> > ________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list>> > NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo>> > *****************************> >> > _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list>> > NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo>> > *****************************> > _________________________________________________________________> > Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.> > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html? > > ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007_> > ______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> >> > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.> > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: > > 1/2/2008> > 11:29 AM> >> >> > No virus found in this outgoing message.> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.> > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1207 - Release Date: > > 1/2/2008> > 11:29 AM> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > NPInfo mailing list> > NPInfo at nurse.net> > http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> > *****************************> >> > _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************
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