MD vs NP in the picu setting

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what is the scope of practice of an MD and Np in the Picu?

can someone compare and do the pros and cons of being a MD or A NP in the picu setting?

thank you for your time!

thank you! Saija, u did not put me off of becoming a doctor. You just helped to put my thoughts together about why i wanted to become a doctor. i also hope too that you accomplish what you want in life! good luck!!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Suzanne Gordon is a journalist for the Boston Globe. She's also one of the most ardent supporters of nurses on the planet. Her father was a surgeon and her mother was his office nurse so she grew up knowing a little bit about both professions. She has a passion for nurses and nursing, and wants to see our profession given the respect it so amply deserves and isn't getting. Two years ago she was the keynote at a conference called Workplace Integration of New Nurses/Nursing the Future I attended and her suggestions for interpersonal communication were spot on. If we want to retain the new graduate nurses we have to be welcoming and supportive. Then last September she was here to promote her newest book When Chicken Soup is Not Enough and that's when I talked to her about spreading the word about what nurses are and aren't. She made herself aware of what was happening to nurses in our province and had some pithy remarks about the man at the head of the parade... who subsequently got into hot water over his callous and cavalier attitude and is now long gone from the scene, thank God.

We've strayed a little off-topic here, but I think dyslexicandetermined might benefit from reading some of these books for the insight they contain.

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It is ok! i do not mind going off topic. :p if u do not mind me asking janfrn, Do u work in the Picu? and what are some advice you would give to someone who wants to become a pediatric nurse?

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

I do work in a quaternary care PICU in Canada. There are a number of threads where your question about advice has been answered:

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/advice-going-into-385388.html

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/want-become-peds-618103.html

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/how-make-most-616563.html

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/what-kind-nurse-616153.html

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/where-get-good-609137.html

https://allnurses.com/pediatric-nursing/how-become-pediatric-587343.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/how-prepare-first-453855.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/first-week-picu-174962.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/advice-requested-track-168464.html

https://allnurses.com/picu-nursing-pediatric/how-survive-picu-283909.html

The last four are about PICU in particular and you'll see my fingerprints all over all of them.

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ohhh thank you!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

You might find this interesting and useful:

Nurse practitioners fill 'unique niche'

More needed, but funding model needs work, nursing official says

BY JODIE SINNEMA, EDMONTON JOURNAL OCTOBER 31, 2011

Marion Molesky listens to baby Noah's heart, gently presses on his belly and checks the tubes that feed him, deliver seven medications and monitor his vital signs.

She does the same for all her patients during her morning rounds, leaving parents like Edgar Toledo rarely questioning Molesky's role as a nurse practitioner.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/Nurse+practitioners+fill+unique+niche/5631813/story.html

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Thank you for that article! The answered a lot of my questions I had about np's!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

After I read it I thought it might. That NICU has four NPs; Marion's sister works there as an NP too!

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Would you recomend becoming an NP? why or why not?

(some people say it is not a good career. just thought i would ask you advice)

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

I think when it comes to a career in health care it's the perfect balance for someone who likes to work independently but still wants to be hands-on. The other piece of the puzzle though has to be how well-accepted NPs are and how well they're utilized where you live or plan to work. I have several friends who have completed their advanced-practice Masters degrees who are working as staff nurses because they're not able to find work as NPs. If you are flexible and able to move to where the work is, it would be a great option for someone with an interest in advanced practice nursing care.

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thank you for your help!

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What a great thread! :up:

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