Nothing to gain by being anti-NP: Nurse Practitioners are differently trained but equally skilled

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Nothing to gain by being anti-NP: Nurse Practitioners are differently trained but equally skilled

Lucy O'Hagan

Friday 10 March 2023, 09:53 AM

As we can see from the facts, it is not easier to become an NP than a GP. It is a different pathway, Lucy O'Hagan says

Not all GPs appreciate the lifeline that nurse practitioners are throwing them, writes a disappointed Lucy O’Hagan

This is an early online publication of a story due to appear in the 15 March print issue

I love GPs. I have been a GP for nearly 30 years, have owned a practice and I totally value the work we do but sometimes I am kind of stunned by the t

1. Pirret A. Nurse Practitioner Diagnostic Reasoning. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, New Zealand. Massey University 2013.

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