Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
No longer a nurse and not a doctor, the NP sits on the fence in the middle
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No longer a nurse and not a doctor, the NP sits on the fence in the middle
Wednesday 16 June 2021, 04:20 PM

Sitting on the fence between clinical colleagues is not an easy place to be
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It’s no one’s fault, but nurse practitioners are a misunderstood group, writes the deconstructed and medicalised Chelsea Willmott
Nurse practitioner is a strange title and, in every sense, being one is like sitting on a fence.
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Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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