Guinea

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1. 2015 DNP

   Guinea replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral

   Yeah, you're just so open-minded and not arrogant about your abilities that you think NPs are better than MDs. And what do you think residency is? A classroom setting? Why do you think residents work 30 hour shifts? How many patients do you thin...

2. NP to MD

   Guinea replied to kimkubick's topic in NP

   No, her numbers were right. Texas public med school tuitions are pretty low, about $16,000 a year, and you typically get a little bit of grant money too. It's the living expenses that increase the final debt.

3. 2015 DNP

   Guinea replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral

   This is mostly false. It's only true in very specific cases and diseases investigated by the studies. You are essentially saying that primary care physicians are fools for going through so much more education and training (something like a minimum...

4. Why doesn't the nursing profession support LPNs?

   Guinea replied to amari's topic in LPN/LVN

   NPs should remember that when they think they are just like the MDs.

5. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

   Guinea replied to bree*'s topic in Job Hunt

   That seems hard to believe though. Aren't they essentially primary care providers with prescription rights in most states? With the shortage in primary care physicians, wouldn't it be pretty easy finding a job as an FNP? Even if you take only Medi...

6. Minimum level of experience for FNP

   Guinea replied to grumpygorillaface's topic in NP Students

   So what's the difference between an FNP and an MD in family medicine? Nothing? I'm sorry, I find that hard to believe.

7. 2015 DNP

   Guinea replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral

   Why bother with a DNP? Why not go to medical school? It's almost the same length. The fourth year of medical school is mostly for interviewing. The NP made sense for veteran nurses looking to expand their scope. The BSN-DNP track doesn't really...

8. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

   Guinea replied to bree*'s topic in Job Hunt

   How's the situation for NPs without experience (those who went straight from BSN to MSN programs)? They're essentially cheaper family docs right? Are they immune to the glut?

9. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

   Guinea replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral

   How about this as a compromise? Everyone else can call themselves doctors, and those with MDs can call themselves medical doctors. Your relevant terminal clinical degree is printed with big letters (MD, DPN, DPT, PharmD) next to your ID badge so pa...