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nurse practitioner vs. regular dr

Has anyone had to see a nurse practitioner instead of your regular Dr I had to reschedule my Dr appt and Dr won't be available for 8 weeks so instead I'm seeing a nurse practitioner is it gonna be different from seeing my regular Dr
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I've seen my PA a few times instead of the dr. For methey ask pretty much the same ququestions.
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I have had to see the nurse practitioner instead of my Dr 3x's so far, and honestly she does a better & more thorough job than my dr does. My dr just comes in, sits down at the computer & types a bunch of stuff & asks a couple questions, measures me (but doesn't say anything & checks the heart beat (also doesn't say anything) then tells me she'll see me in a couple weeks & that's it....very frustrating. As for the nurse practitioner, she comes in & starts asking questions & talks to me the whole time. She goes over & thoroughly explains all my information, past & present, & tells me what will happen at the next appointment, & she actually tells me what I'm measuring & his heartbeat. I definitely like her much better.
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