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1. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   inthesticks replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   An excellent reply; I like how you think. Which made me think.... hmmmmm You are right. So maybe its not such a bad thing after all. And yes, I admit, I didn't study the NONPF, AACN positions and statements to the depth that I could have. So, a...

2. NP's calling themselves MD's

   inthesticks replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

   I am forever correcting my staff; when they say that "yes the doctor can see you" or "yes there is a doctor here." I always makes sure that patients know that I am a nurse practitioner. Even on forms where they have a block saying "physician's sign...

3. Duke DNP

   inthesticks replied to nursetim's topic in Post Graduate

   Thanks for the reply nursetim. I caught the sarcasm :loveya:. Many of my colleagues are PAs; and we give each other a hard time daily. A great bunch of folks! I appreciate your Duke assessment. Man, its just tough to figure out which online prog...

4. Duke DNP

   inthesticks replied to nursetim's topic in Post Graduate

   Thanks for the reply nursetim! I caught the sarcasm. Many of my colleagues are PAs; we give each other a hard time all the time! They are a great bunch of folks. I appreciate your Duke assessment!

5. Duke DNP

   inthesticks replied to nursetim's topic in Post Graduate

   Anyone here in the Duke DNP program? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? I'm considering Duke for its proximity, online format, and coolness factor. Thanks!

6. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   inthesticks replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   There are a few things that I find weak about many DNP programs. One is that the curriculum in most programs is rather weak - clinically speaking; especially for those of us who are already practicing NPs. Looking around at most of the programs sho...