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I think i have pneumonia but im not too sure!
Lung Health | Last Active: Dec 7 11:31am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
My point exactly! In fact an astute, experienced nurse, if reviewing your symptoms, history etc. could have very well been able to identify signs/symptoms of C-Diff! Many of the NP's graduate from a BSN program and go directly into a Practitioner Program with absolutely no clinic (Hospital, Clinic, LTC) experience and are not mentored by a physician upon employment! Let me see an experienced, over 20 years, RN (or LPN in some cases) that has had direct patient care contact rather than an NP who has just graduated from NP school. To boot, the insurance companies are charged just the same as if you had seen a physician.
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And you will love this, on the way out the guy comes into the waiting room and asks me if I think I need to go to a hospital? I only think that he should be the one telling me!!!! Anyway he sends me home telling me to drink lots of Gatoraid. I actually told him what I had by asking about the antibiotics and he still missed it, just told me they didn't have kit for stool sample!!!
My C-diff was caused by Amoxicillian - known for it!
But in Florida..... they had a scandal about their nursing programs not doing proper training and giving out fake diplomas
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Regarding charges....see my other comment about how Medicare codes visits - based on level of decision making required.