I have worked hard very hard to become a nurse practitioner. Not only am I a Adult psych certified and Family psych certified NP, I am a FNP, DNP and was a clinical social worker with a BSW and MSW...so why is it that my prescription is question..."Do you have a DEA?" (Can you not read...it's on the script next to my name!), but I can't say that because I then become the aggressive minority who has an attitude.
I don't like it when my fellow RNs and LPNs say, "Oh, you're a NP?? I don't want to be that. I want to be a PA because you can do more" LIKE WHAT??? What exactly can you do that I can't do? Be supervised by a MD?? Really?? I don't know what the deal is but it is so frustrating to hear these things. I am never one to use race as an excuse because my color will never change. I was brown when I was born and I will die brown. So why do I need to always prove that I really do know that adderall depletes magnesium and can give you horrific legs cramps that typically occur at night when you are extending your legs, or it may thin your hair and make you emotionally labile, and that children who take nasal spray and allergy meds are particularly at risk for emotionally instability including moderate anxiety when taking a stimulant. Even if you may disagree, as a health care professional, you don't not need to call me 'dumb', 'stupid', or a 'disgrace to her race'. I laugh because it is so sad that we as health professionals cannot work together. Case in point, a supposed renowned GI specialist never tested my pt who was having severe GI issues...like a text book case of H. pylori. I had the pt tested and she had active acute H. pylori. I had the records sent directly from the lab to him. He fired my pt then call my office to call me a dumb A**Np who needs to keep her nose in treating the crazies and leave the GI to him. I tried to have him test her. Needless to say she was treated and is doing wonderful but whenever we have the same pts, he tells them to request another provider because I am incompetent. How sad.
I apologize for the rant...I guess not being able to respond to a private message due to the lack of activity just was the icing on the cake so I thought I am going to post about something bothering me.
And for the record every minority who may or may not fit the description of being black or African American benefits from UNCF. I paid for my education and received scholarships for my 3rd masters. My loans were repaid by the NHSC in exchange for working in underserved areas.