Doctors, nurse practitioners and the best way to care for patients

Getting Health Care Right

Doctors and nurse practitioners both receive significant specialized training for their careers in the medical field — and both are focused on providing high-quality patient care. But some patients are less familiar with the role of nurse practitioners, and misconceptions about their abilities do exist.

“The older population isn’t as used to nurse practitioners and definitely have some guarded questioning,” says Renee Canfield, an internal medicine nurse practitioner with TriHealth in West Chester, in this episode of Getting Health Care Right. “But once they get to see me and experience the care I can give them, they usually are fine.”

In this episode, hosted by Cincinnati Business Courier Publisher Jamie Smith, Canfield discusses the differences between her role as nurse practitioner and that of her colleague, Dr. Chadd Todd, a physician in internal medicine with TriHealth. Listen to learn more about:

• Types of patients Canfield sees at TriHealth in West Chester.
• How the population health approach changes the way doctors and nurse practitioners care for patients.
• Canfield’s career path to becoming a nurse practitioner.
• A normal day as a certified nurse practitioner (CNP).
• Todd’s view on the advantages of having a nurse practitioner on staff.
• Patient reactions to seeing a nurse practitioner.

Learn more at TriHealth.com.