My Unique Experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the Futures Program

January 1, 2023
Caring for the Ages

During the Futures Program in 2021, I learned a lot about how to manage long-term care patients, which included weighing the risks and potential rewards of aspirin in our older patient population, minimizing polypharmacy, and broaching palliative care as an ongoing discussion over several visits. But what struck me the most during this conference was how unique my experience as a nurse practitioner was compared with that of other providers — namely, physicians.