Dani-
I don''t mean that I found the NP incompetent or not knowledgeable - I was just told that this was not something they would answer!!!! Whether or not they had the knowledge or were competent, I wasn''t given a chance to find out!! I have definitely had NPs or Drs go check up on something, ask their collegues, and this was not that. It might partly be that there was no doctor available at that time (school clinic) but I don''t know if that was the case. It was just go straight out the door, come back and see us another time when the right person is here to help you.
But based on your response, I''ll revise my NP impressions if/when I switch care providers. It really seemed to me that the NPs were simply not allowed to do certain things/answer certain questions but maybe that was a misimpression. I''ve had great care from NPs on other occasions, so it really wasn''t an issue of they give bad care.
I don''t mean that I found the NP incompetent or not knowledgeable - I was just told that this was not something they would answer!!!! Whether or not they had the knowledge or were competent, I wasn''t given a chance to find out!! I have definitely had NPs or Drs go check up on something, ask their collegues, and this was not that. It might partly be that there was no doctor available at that time (school clinic) but I don''t know if that was the case. It was just go straight out the door, come back and see us another time when the right person is here to help you.
But based on your response, I''ll revise my NP impressions if/when I switch care providers. It really seemed to me that the NPs were simply not allowed to do certain things/answer certain questions but maybe that was a misimpression. I''ve had great care from NPs on other occasions, so it really wasn''t an issue of they give bad care.