Sugah Britches

Sugah Britches

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About Sugah Britches

Sugah Britches specializes in CCU,ED, Hospice.


Perpetual Student, Artist, Swinger of Birches, Wordsmith, Tea drinker, Reader. Knowledge Seeker and that other pesky career..

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  1. NPs practicing as DRs

    Doctor originates from the latin and is an agentive noun meaning to teach. Orginally it was used by the church to denote the Apostles. Physicians confiscated the title Dr from academia to give more credence to their profession, I guess Mister was not...
  2. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    kudos, respect is where it all begins.. i am sad to say, this smells of condescension and arrogance. in the past this has held as a fast truth, but things are changing.... there are a growing number of patients with higher education and a great...
  3. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    excellent question and curious from the physicians on the board... do physcians practice independently? are you completely autonomous in your practice of medicine? this is where i disagree... the bom of medicine is just that, a board of medicin...
  4. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Apologies to the OP, this thread has been side tracked! To answer your question... I don't know. With the current agreements as they are, a majority of NPs are already practicing independently. Most collaborative agreements require a retro chart revi...
  5. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    In there lies the ISSUE and a debate for another thread and another time! It is true that if a patient in psych were to have a significant medical crisis the patient would be refered to an Internal Med MD, but I do know they manage coumadin, hyper...
  6. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Not touchy, just have a difference of opinion and a broader view of what is considered medicine. Treating mental illness is practicing medicine if one goes by the definition. Diagnosing, prescribing and treating......... Also, in that mental illness ...
  7. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    always thought that medicine was the the science of healing; diagnosing, treating, curing, and preventing disease with the goal of improving and preserving health. and disease, a pathological condition resulting from various causes and characterized...
  8. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Well, they would never claim to be a physician. But you are right. The problem lies in the general populations perception, in the language of most laypersons ( in the US) Physician and Doctor are synonymous. With the introduction of the Doctorate de...
  9. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Yes it is semantics but it is in the semantics that confusion and misunderstanding occurs.... A physician is a Doctor of Medicine... Can a nurse be a physician? NO.. not unless they attend and graduate medical school Can a nurse be a Doctor? Yes.. T...
  10. Proper salutation for a NP?

    Guilty as charged. Apologies. I must have misunderstood the OP's question. I don't know of a "special salutation" for NPs. Like I previously posted, "In the end it really depends on the practitioner and the setting." In our small hospital, the nursi...
  11. Proper salutation for a NP?

    We are of the same mindset. A doctorate is an academic achievement. And like Pharm D's, Dentists and PhDs of Psych, DNPs are at the top of their field... top of the nursing field. In the end it really depends on the practitioner and the setting. I ha...
  12. The DNP and what it means for the APN

    I understand LLG's hesitation. If a RN or APN were to state that he/she were educated in "medical sciences" while in their prospective programs , in some quarters, the uproar would be deafening... JMHO
  13. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    I would love to take credit but.... I was working in the ED at the time and good ole Doc W gets the credit.. but to pat myself on the back, had already ordered the CT before ole Doc laid eyes on the man... .
  14. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Last month, 63 yo male.. presented with those complaints.. granted it was a 3.5 cm "leaking" aneurysm.... But true.. most don't have a chance in hades as you put it... trying to make a point...
  15. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Good advice!