Truth Hurts

Truth-telling at its finest. Anonymous because, well, plenty of people don’t appreciate the truth. But go ahead and fact-check me.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

Patient: I think I broke my left back ribs
NP: I’m sure you’re right! (But radiologist reading says no rib fracture)

NP to group of NPs online: Can any of you find a broken left back rib on this xray (as she only includes right side in image)

But NPs are just as good as MDs🙄

[Taz @Suburbanbella]

This is rich. The AZ board of nursing has issued a position statement that NPs can supervise PAs, amongst other HCPs. Arizona, the wild west that allows NPs(including CRNAs) & PAs to practice unsupervised. I'm sure the Arizona State Association of PAs would take issue with this.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

Who wants to tell this NP? (“Elite”, my ass!) Patients deserve to know what NPs DON’T know, which is the most basic textbook case of a medical problem. Nurse Practitioners don’t learn medicine! This poor patient needs his BCC excised, not more antibiotics. #trainingmatters

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

Wonder what the Arizona Board of Nursing & its NPs think of PAs? They think NPs should be able to SUPERVISE PAs. Ironically, Arizona Auditor General Report finds this same nursing board is dramatically failing to conduct investigations appropriately. @AAPAorg ?

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

This is that level of education NPs are getting??!! A high school kid taking an anatomy class would know this answer🙄

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@MidlevelWTF @pppforpatients @SouthJerseyMag Insecure twits. Either use “Dr” OR “DNP”. Using both is just a stupid flex. DNP is a joke of a nonclinical degree anyway. Go google DNP projects—my high schooler has done more academically rigorous work.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@CanionJohn Try other outlets? Take it to a journalist?

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

Tell me again how NPs are fully trained and qualified…
#NPsLead at watering down education. There should be no shortcuts. #trainingmatters. Someone tag the #AANP and see what they have to say.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@disneydoc911 Never ketchup. Never.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

And this is why I won’t see an NP. Who the hell knows whether it’s an NP with decent education and experience or an online diploma-mill NP??!! They get the same letters after their name, so who can tell?? #noNPforme #NPslead at watering down education

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

The expansion of for-profit, online NP schools harms nurses, just as the degradation of training standards harms patients. We are witnessing a corporate assault against all of American healthcare.

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

Listening to patients and responding with competence & compassion is what physicians do.

You deserve a physician.
https://t.co/Io1Li6Y8gr

[PPP - Putting Patients First @pppforpatients]

Informed consent means that a patient understands exactly who is treating them. Georgia’s new law is a huge step in the right direction.
https://t.co/QRQNVQ3nU5

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@HalstedMD @MidlevelCare Why block the name?? That person put their bad take on the internet, so they don’t care about hiding. Name and shame.

[CoffeeBlackMD @CoffeeBlackMD]

Why am I anon?

Being anon does allow me to have opinions here with much less fear of retaliation.

I had one tweet recently questioning current NP training and practice. I got a few “you suck” DMs but also DMs from non-anon physicians with stories of attempted retaliation.

They agree with my concerns but aren’t going on record because in the past some wayward NP or PA complained to their employer about it or found another Tweet to also try to use against them.

Most people regardless are reasonable. But the maniacs are nuts. And they aren’t happy unless there is violence of some form. Only scalps.

So. Anon is still smart in 2023.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@shycollie @GallaherCaren @pgipe Use those wasted consults to educate the patients about why they should have a physician for their primary care.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@CesarJBlanco Oh? Does the law require NPs to work in primary care? In rural areas? Under the Board of Medicine? Only within their actual training?? (Note: they are not dermatologists or cardiologists, ever). Nothing is stopping NPs right now from working anywhere in the state.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

@CesarJBlanco @txp4p Okay, but how about if psychologists agree repeating a lie often enough makes it seem true? Is your problem with the person who was quoted, or is your real problem with the message?? https://t.co/mqwu4QFf9q

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

Meet your new "Pulmonologist". I hope you find her as attentive and caring as our financial team did. We trust she'll do a great job treating your asthma with Z-paks and your pneumonia with Albuterol and Medrol dose paks!

And you may not even know she’s not actually a physician.

[Truth Hurts @truthbombshere]

Still thank the AAMP isn’t trying to replace physicians with NPs? Open your eyes, and check out this AANP position statement. Delusional about NP education adequacy, for starters.

[Andrew Bowman, ACNP, FAEN🤷🏻‍♂️🚑🏥✒️ @AndrewACNP1]

Bad position to take @PresidentAANP

I no longer trust this organization

[DrStrange @DocStrange_1]

If only “organized medicine” were truly organized…