NP vs MD Should be Directed Elsewhere

[AAC.271]

There is all this fighting between CRNA/NPs/PA's/MD's/Do's.

But really there needs to be a concerted effort by all of us to recognize the growing fields that are not reliant on evidenced based medicine and my finger is pointing to those folks who call them selves doctors and physciains of natruopathic medicine (ND) or doctors of chiropractor (DC). I've watched these folks spewing nonsense about how drinking some soup will cure your lung disease because of all the nutrients in it. It's insane! If there is one thing that both doctors and nurses need to rise up against it's against this quackery!

People say DNP's shouldn't be called doctors. Really, the discussion should be directed at ND's who call themselves doctors and physicians. Actual MD's/DO's should be infuriated by this rather than DNP's calling themselves doctors. At least we practice EBM rather than a "my gut feeling tells me broccoli can cure cancer so I'm going to prescribe it to my patients instead of referring them to an oncologist"

UGHHH. Okay i'm done ranting.

[elkpark]

This from the same person who has previously posted rather inflammatory threads about whether MDs and medical schools should be eliminated and NPs take over health care, and why shouldn't NPs get paid the same as MDs? When did you see the light? You've seemed to enjoy attempting to stir up conflict between physicians and nurses until now ...

[roser13, ASN, RN]

This from the same person who has previously posted rather inflammatory threads about whether MDs and medical schools should be eliminated and NPs take over health care, and why shouldn't NPs get paid the same as MDs? When did you see the light? You've seemed to enjoy attempting to stir up conflict between physicians and nurses until now ...

What she said.............

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

UGHHH. Okay i'm done ranting.

O.k., we will close the thread now.