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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversal Publishers
ISBN-101627343164
ISBN-139781627343169
eBay Product ID (ePID)6050409478
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXvii, 235 Pages
Publication NamePatients at Risk : the Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorNiran Al-Agba, Rebekah Bernard
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-034646
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal610.28/9
SynopsisPatients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare exposes a vast conspiracy of political maneuvering and corporate greed that has led to the replacement of qualified medical professionals by lesser trained practitioners. As corporations seek to save money and government agencies aim to increase constituent access, minimum qualifications for the guardians of our nation's healthcare continue to decline-with deadly consequences. This is a story that has not yet been told, and one that has dangerous repercussions for all Americans. With the rate of nurse practitioner and physician assistant graduates exceeding that of physician graduates, if you are not already being treated by a non-physician, chances are, you soon will be. While advocates for these professions insist that research shows that they can provide the same care as physicians, patients do not know the whole truth: that there are no credible scientific studies to support the safety and efficacy of non-physicians practicing without physician supervision. Written by two physicians who have witnessed the decline of medical expertise over the last twenty years, this data-driven book interweaves heart-rending true patient stories with hard data, showing how patients have been sacrificed for profit by the substitution of non-physician practitioners. Adding a dimension neglected by modern healthcare critiques such as An American Sickness, this book provides a roadmap for patients to protect themselves from medical harm.