As a Nurse Practitioner, you never know how certain professionals in our health care system will respond to us being out there providing a private practise to the community. We know 100% that patients are very pleased with having options available for medical care outside of the "usual" system, but sometimes we don't really know how other medical providers feel about it. It was interesting that I got a call from a doctor I used to to work with several years ago. He is in fee-for-services practise and started the conversation with me by telling me that I was causing chaos in our health care system. It was hard to tell, but I initially thought he may be upset or accusatory about it....but that was not the case at all. In fact, he stated very clearly that he thought it was a brilliant idea! I was taken aback and surprised that he had that conclusion about our private services. He said that given that we are an uninsured service in the Province that it makes perfect sense to offer private options to the public. It was a very positive response and I thought that was interesting enough to share with the NP community. It was encouraging and enlightening to hear his perspective. As NP, we are excited and enthralled to be out providing care to our patients in a true patient-centered way and by giving them options, we are making them happy and as a result have repeat customers over and over again. It is very fulfilling to us as Nurse Practitioners to have the freedom and independence to be able to provide services in the way we know best and its nice to have the support of other medical providers in the system too!. ========================================== Diane Gudmundson Nurse Practitioner, Entrepreneur in Manitoba, Canada Irrationally Passionate about NP role, outstanding care for patients, supporting and promoting NP’s and with Fitness and Nutrition / disease prevention and de-prescribing! Email: admin@NPautonomy.com FB: facebook.com/nponwheels Private Practice: www.nponwheels.com NP Blog: www.uniqueprovider.com Join the movement here! www.NPautonomy.com Call/Text: 204-870-0652 ============================================ To become part of the NP independence and autonomy movement, get your name and email on the list ASAP so that you don’t miss out on the upcoming opportunities! www.NPautonomy.com ============================================ Subscribe to our awesome you-tube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYVbA9x_sd0YPzbNaZnZKw
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Shirley Bleak
8/20/2018 06:34:46 am
Love this
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BrianBos
8/22/2018 09:15:45 pm
Yes This is such a great idea,and not because of the money it,s because of the service you are providing to people who need this kind of private help with there health,I totally understand the benifites we get from this service.Thank You for this it,s a good thing we need with our health care . Brian K Bos
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AuthorDiane Gudmundson has been an NP for over 14 years. She has a passion for the value and uniqueness of the NP role in our health care system. Archives
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