Word: koltz
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though both tradition and regulations prevent nurses from performing many of the functions of physicians, the nurse-practitioners find plenty to do. Charles Koltz Jr., 29, a mustachioed male nurse, who together with another male and two female nurses recently opened an office in Bay Shore, N.Y., changes dressings and treats wounds, gives injections and teaches patients to inject themselves. He also draws blood, instructs diabetics and heart patients in proper dietary practices and provides post-operative care. Juanita Woods, 37, a Greenville, S.C., psychiatric nurse, offers even more specialized services. She works with a minister and a social worker...
Most independent nurse-practitioners continue to work closely with physicians. Koltz, for example, requires written instructions from a patient's physician before he will administer care. Most nurse-practitioners also depend upon physicians to refer at least some of their patients. A few doctors, doubtful of the nurse-practitioner's qualifications, will not make referrals. But many physicians seem to take a larger view, recognizing that the nurses can help make better health care available to more people...
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