The Emergency Doc

Nurse practitioners are an important part of the ER care team, but their push for independent practice without appropriate training is dangerous for patients
https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-virginia-patients-deserve-well-trained-nurse-practitioners/article_c575be02-92d2-11ed-acdc-07a7c8ffce27.html?fbclid=IwAR2zyzI2zXY1LveRJ-FmkgTi5mjh_tIV8_0icJc3G39hBMOgE9rSHOcAVKk

Column: Virginia patients deserve well-trained nurse practitioners This is an opinion column from The Times-Dispatch opinion page.

The COVID-19 surge is overwhelming emergency rooms across Virginia - Virginia Mercury Over the last few weeks, hospital systems across Virginia have been sounding alarms over the latest coronavirus surge, largely driven by the highly infectious delta variant. In Southwest Virginia, Ballad Health is facing its “worst-case scenario” with more than 700 COVID-19 patients. In Northern...