Will Nurse Practitioner's Replace General Practitioner's?

[JustLookingforAnswers]

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I heard that Nurse Practitioner's in the future may replace GP's due to Physician shortage. Is this true?

 

[Dagrimsta1]

I wouldn't be surprised... These NP's is straight violating on our profession..

 

[RogueBanana]

I already know people who go to NPs instead of GPs

Will they replace us? Hardly. But they will take up a small portion of the market.

At the end of the day, I doubt the general public will place all their trust in NPs when GPs will continue to be more qualified. I know many people who refuse to be seen by NPs simply for the fact they aren't real doctors.

 

[Princeton Medical Student]

Short answer: no.
Long answer: nope

 

[Lee]

Don't sweat this one. We were talking about it 20+ years ago, and even then it was already an old topic. FNPs see a different case mix of patients and don't pose a threat to primary care physicians.

Simple answer: Physicians handle the complex patients. NPs and PAs handle the basic patients.

 

[Goro]

Nope. BTW, there is no physician shortage, just a maldistribution.

I heard that Nurse Practitioner's in the future may replace GP's due to Physician shortage. Is this true?

 

[LutGholein]

Nope. BTW, there is no physician shortage, just a maldistribution.

Those darn physicians....how do we persuade them to stop sticking to the coastal regions?

 

[SSSMDt]

Nope. BTW, there is no physician shortage, just a maldistribution.

Source?

 

[LutGholein]

Source?

(Source: http://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20130620geodistpolicy.html )

 

[Goro]

Also see Law2doc's posts on the subject.

Source?

 

[SSSMDt]

(Source: http://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20130620geodistpolicy.html )

The comments on the article and anecdotal experience has me questioning the premise

 

[SSSMDt]

Also see Law2doc's posts on the subject.

I'll look for that too, thanks!

 

[libertyyne]

Those darn physicians....how do we persuade them to stop sticking to the coastal regions?

Bring the coast to them. Global warming style.