Legally, many levels of nurses can't write prescriptions. They also can't take appointments directly--I'm not sure if that's a legal requirement also--even if the work entailed would have been entirely done by them.

It's pretty much impossible to just book an appointment with a nurse right now in the US.

I booked an appointment with a doctor for basic allergies (Houston), and ended up seeing some version of nurse instead. It worked well, and I didn't have to wait weeks and weeks for the appointment.

Then I think I see a pretty simple fix...