forpath

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1. NP to MD

   forpath replied to kimkubick's topic in NP

   That Oceania place is a joke! You don't necessarily have to take the MCAT, there's not a single class on "Healthcare as a Team" or "Advanced Medical Theory" and you can't attend online. What gives?

2. NP to MD

   forpath replied to kimkubick's topic in NP

   No reciprocity that I know of. And according to many posts on here, there shouldn't be, as you do completely different things as an NP than you would as an MD. You see, NPs practice nursing, MDs practice medicine. Even when you do the same thing f...

3. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in NP

   excellent points. it is not a licensing exam, as it is voluntary. i would presume, however, that there is something more that a dnp learns with respect to clinical practice than is learned in fp school. otherwise, there would be no need for a dnp. ...

4. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in NP

   so would you go so far as to say that the same would be true of any licensing exam, that they are not worthwhile? why take medical boards, the nclex, the bar exam, sit for phd comps, etc? and how do you ensure that every student is getting an equal...

5. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in NP

   They are already starting to take it... From the ABCC website, "The content of the exam is focused on evidence based clinical care. Clinical evidence is applied to practice by many direct care providers; its application is not limited to the medical...

6. TN Nurses Against Proposed Bill (SB 0009) for "Certified Medication Technicians"

   forpath replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Tennessee

   Has there ever been a study that shows that there are worse patient outcomes when a CNA dispenses meds compared to when a nurse does it? And why should the nursing profession feel entitled to influence another profession and say what is and what isn...

7. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

   Who's encouraging him/her to go into medicine? It seemed like a good question to ask of someone who already has one doctoral degree. Clearly this person must have considered medicine as a possibility, and they had an answer as to why they wanted to...

8. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

   I imagine your reasons for pursuing an advanced nursing degree instead of going to med school are very similar to many others---Too long, too many tests, too much stress. Again, just curious--how do you know the first 1.5-2 years of chiro school ar...

9. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

   Just curious...why not med school? And good luck no matter what you do. It's courageous to leave what one does every day.

10. What are the benefits of passing USMLE for DNP?

    forpath replied to whomi7's topic in NP

    As far as I know, a DNP is not eligible to take the USMLE and therefore can never pass it, unless he/she goes on to be enrolled in an accredited medical school.

11. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral

    Sure, if you can get congress to pay for it. And obviously, from an absolute perspective, you do not need nearly as much money to fund DNP residencies as you do medical ones. I do not think ceasing the federal funding of medical residencies if DNPs...

12. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral

    For all the reasons I mentioned above, I completely agree with you. Unfortunately, it obviously has to be something the nursing community does on its own, including lobbying congress for additional funds for post-graduate training. There is simply ...

13. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral

    So are you insinuating that DNPs should be admitted into medical residency programs?

14. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral

    I am by no means an expert on this particular test, but it was my understanding that the material for the DNP exam was taken from the Step 3 exam, and then altered by the nursing organization administering the exam so that it would be more applicable...

15. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral

    Although I am not the original poster, I was lurking on this thread. MDs/DOs are not eligible to take NCLEX (or even a watered-down version of it), and so there would be no statistics available to answer your question.