My contact with pain patients was extensive during my residency in Aurora, North Carolina, a coastal town of about 400, with a patient population compromising of retirees, commercial fisherman and above-ground miners from a phosphate mine. I knew from that experience that even if I never found a job as an NP, I would not choose to do pain ...

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On my first day working the clinic alone, I saw 19 patients, half of whom were primary care patients and the others a combination of family planning, child health, and STDs. The nurses were amazed and very pleasantly surprised. Given that the PA who was fired saw seven to eight patients a day, and often left the clinic without notice, anyone ...

The word ''rude'' in the dictionary means lack refinement, cultural, or elegance. Another definition that I found on the Internet is ''an impolite action, contrary to the usual rules observed in society, committed by one person against another.'' I think this is the best definition to describe the people I am talking about in this post. The ...

What I dislike about my job: (OK, folks, this topic was a suggestion from someone. So, if you happen to be my boss reading this, please understand I truly mean every word I say. Including the fact that I know I work for a great company that does its best to respond to what we need. And considering some of the things that could happen - ...

Presently the scope of practice in Retail Clinics is limited to minor acute illness. In the future there seem to be many areas of preventive care that the idea of convenient and lower priced would work well with. Blood pressures and offering other screening is used in marketing the idea of the retail clinic to the general public. It is just a ...

Welcome to my blog an ongoing discussion into the world of retail health. Today I am going to think out loud about children and school/camp/sports physicals. I wonder where or how should we as compassionate professionals should put the line in regards to treating children. Now bear in mind that the clinic that I work in allows no follow-up visits. ...

One of the primary roles of a Retail Clinician is decision making. These decisions can rank from minor day-to-day operational decision to major clinical decision. In this setting Retail Nurse Practitioners are forced to make many decisions that are not routine in other settings. These decisions can be complex and pose major challenges for Retail ...