Pediatrician interview.

[Babyevelyn]

I'm interviewing a pediatrician today and I'm not sure what questions to ask,  this is my second child and things are a lot different from when I had my first 22 years ago at age 18. Please help it's like being a ftm all over again lol, thanks in advance ladies!!!!

[Kathy2015]

Nurse practitioners actually have more schooling than a doctor. They have to be a full R.N. before they can become a N.P.
I always look for a doctor I can get along with and who listens to me. I'm the one who knows my children. I've had my current pediatrician for about 6 years and he is fantastic.

[mamasjc]

Bump

[Babyevelyn]

You're right I had an interview today and the nurse practitioner was there and she also sees children sometimes instead of the Dr, I don't like that either.

[okiemomof3plus1]

Yes to the above. Also, ask who will be seeing your child for appts when ill.  At my previous Ped's office, 90% of the time it was the Nurse Practitioner that we would see.  This bothered me bc I was paying for a DOCTOR to see my sick or troubled child, not a nurse. They would tell me that the nurse can do anything the Doc would do.  To which I would reply "has the nurse gone to med school?".  Nothing against nurses...but there is a reason we have Doctors, and I am charged the same price as if it was a Doctor's visit. My current pediatrician insists on seeing all of her patients personally. And I really like that much better.

[Babyevelyn]

Thank you ;)

[LoveCake98]

Info I can think of are:  Does the doc share call with anyone else, after hours paging--what happens if you try to reach them for a fever at say 10 at night, is the doc on staff at your planned delivery hospital, would they visit newborn in the hospital, how long does it take to get a regular appt, do you and doc share views on vaccines like regular vaccines and flu shots, what urgent care is closest, do they do X-rays in same clinic as docs office, where's the closest lab & pharmacy to the clinic and last--who covers when doc goes on vacation