I recently started a FNP program, and the other night I got bored at work so I innocently googled the difference between FNP school and med school. What I found was vitriol from the doctor side regarding NPs, most of which was from a student doctor website similar to allnurses. The basic train of thought was NPs are lazy and poorly educated, and are overly militant about being equal to doctors. It went on to criticize all mid-level practitioners, and label them as the ruin of modern medicine. Other topic threads I found devolved into discussions about trolling allnurses, hate for nurses in general, and pointing out cases where a NP wrongly diagnosed a patient. I've been a nurse for over 6 years, worked with great doctors, and worked with doctors that believe god is taking credit for their work. I've worked with med students, residents, attendings, and chiefs, but never have I seen that much hate for nurses. I know in any work environment you're going to have at least 1-2 jerks, but in reality what is the current environment like for NPs, and PAs as well? Do you feel a lot of anger from doctors?
There is real life and then there is internet. For some reason, the latter attracts the most lowly of trolls hiding behind the veil of anonymity, whether that be directed to NPs or celebrities or funny cat videos. I would ignore it. In reality, there are bad apples in every profession. Those of us that actually have a professional life beyond the student healthcare forums know that it does not represent reality at all.
Anonymous comments on a website forum are one thing, reality is wholly another. Artificial, manufactured emotion expressed without the possibility of consequences is a straw house. Ignore it.
Goldenfox
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That website is notorious for its vitriol. Haters will hate. Just laugh and keep going.