Addressing the shortage of bedside nurses – Audio
Health policy experts note that there is a shortage of registered nurses across the nation and that 11 million nurses are needed [...]
Independent nurse practice in California – what patients – Audio
On September 29, 2020, the state of California passed AB 890, a bill allowing nurse practitioners the right to practice without physician [...]
Patient dies during routine colonoscopy after cost-cutting – Audio
In April 2020, Beaumont Health, Michigan’s largest healthcare system, made the decision to terminate its established anesthesia group in favor of Texas-based [...]
RN exposes deficiencies in NP education – and the growth of the NP ‘cash’ – Audio
In our last episode we discussed the rapid growth of nurse practitioner training programs and some of the challenges this has caused [...]
RN and former NP student exposes deficiencies in nurse – Audio
There are over 400 nurse practitioner schools in the United States, with nearly HALF of these programs promoting online training—ranging from 50-100% [...]
Standardized exams: what it takes to become a physician – Audio
The pathway to becoming a licensed physician in the United States requires nine to eleven years of formal education, and all physicians [...]
The dangers of replacing psychiatrists by psychologists – Part 2 – Audio
Psychiatrist Torie Shatzmiller Sepah MD discusses her experiences as a chief psychiatrist at the California Department of Corrections, and her role in [...]
The Dangers of Replacing Psychiatrists with Psychologists – Part 1 – Audio
Dr. Torie Shatzmiller Sepah, a practicing psychiatrist, discusses the differences between psychologists and psychiatrists, and the increasing trend of allowing psychologists to [...]
College student outgrows pediatrician, assigned to FNP who misses his life – Audio
Corinthia Davidson-French shares the story of her son's missed diagnosis of aplastic anemia after multiple visits to an FNP at the local [...]
The Differences between Psychiatrists and Psych NPs: The Case of Jay Baltz – Part 2 – Audio
Gerald "Jay" Baltz, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who is being investigated by the California Board of Nursing for an inappropriate [...]
Physician fired for writing op-ed explaining the differences between… – Audio
Physicians who speak out in support of physician-led care face repercussions. Steven Maron, MD, a pediatrician with 31 years of experience, was [...]
Boards of nursing fail to protect patients from dangerous nurse – Audio
Dr. Amy Townsend discusses the incredible lengths she went through to get the Texas Board of Nursing to act to stop a [...]
Cochrane’s 18 Tall Tales – Audio
Drs. Rebekah Bernard, Niran Al-Agba, and Phil Shaffer break down the 2018 Cochrane Review "Nurses as Substitutes for Physicians in Primary Care," [...]
Nurse practitioner speaks out against independent practice – Audio
Drs. Rebekah Bernard and Niran Al-Agba are joined by Shannon Keaney, a nurse with 11 years of intensive care experience who recently graduated [...]
There’s Something About Mary – Audio
Drs. Rebekah Bernard, Niran Al-Agba, and Phil Schaffer discuss researcher Mary Mundinger's recent Wall Street Journal letter, which argues that the nurse practitioners [...]