Boatswain2PA

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1. Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification

   Boatswain2PA replied to Corey Narry's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This month's ADVANCE magazine had an article on this. In the PA world we are seeing a move toward specialization. Whether or not this is a "good" thing for the profession or the patient is...

2. 2015 DNP

   Boatswain2PA replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   I understand the argument about practicing nursing vs practicing medicine....although I do not agree that if a (real) medical doctor or PA places a central line it is considered practicing medicine,...

3. 2015 DNP

   Boatswain2PA replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   So, I'm curious....do you think your DNP was more "clinical-based" than MS level NP programs? Did it teach you to practice medicine (nursing) better than a MS level NP program? If so, I would like...

4. 2015 DNP

   Boatswain2PA replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Nurse Tammy - your DNP from Duke has given you the skills to create a program and a chaired position, and has taught you how to do research. If this is what you wanted to do with your career, I'm...

5. I feel like a idiot

   Boatswain2PA replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Practicing medicine means your mistakes can have dire consequences, including killing someone. Unfortunately, those who practice medicine are mere humans, which means they are imperfect and will make...

6. Unprofessional, inaccurate article

   Boatswain2PA replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   If you are practicing medicine....shouldn't you be regulated by the board of

7. Scary reading doctor forums about NPs...

   Boatswain2PA replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Wowza has an important point that should be reiterated. These issues rarely have to do with individual NPs, but rather given roles within the heatlhcare system. Many of us believe that Doctors...

8. NPs trained for surgery but are not F.A.s

   Boatswain2PA replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Jer - Thanks. The numerous RN/NP certification boards can get confusing to someone outside the profession (and, likely, to those inside as

9. Spin off: how do you deal with DNP haters.

   Boatswain2PA replied to linearthinker's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   To the OP - nobody hates DNPs....but many people have a problem with Doctorate degree folks trying to pass themselves off as "Doctors" in clinical settings, with the lack of clinical experience DNP...

10. NPs trained for surgery but are not F.A.s

    Boatswain2PA replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    David - this is probably a stupid question, but who awards the RNFA title? The state

11. PA's trying to be included in NP act

    Boatswain2PA replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you, and my apologies. I had recently read about Missouri being the "last state" to finally allow PAs to prescribe, and assumed it meant sked II drugs instead of

12. Make Advanced Practice Nurses Independent

    Boatswain2PA replied to Pete495's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You make a great point. The current supervisory laws do not require a great deal of supervision. And it seems like only a small step from 'bare supervision' (ie - just blindly signing charts) to...

13. PA's trying to be included in NP act

    Boatswain2PA replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know either. PAs can already prescribe sched II drugs in all 50 states, so doubt that's it (although some states have limits on quantity). And, to the best of my knowledge, there is no...

14. Make Advanced Practice Nurses Independent

    Boatswain2PA replied to Pete495's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lineart - I don't see where anyone is denigrating NPs or nurses. We all know how important they are to the patients and to physicians. The issue here (and apparently it is verboten to stray from) is...

15. Make Advanced Practice Nurses Independent

    Boatswain2PA replied to Pete495's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Let's talk about titles for a minute, and when it is approprite to use them. I have earned many formal titles over the years: Some from organizations (Scoutmaster), a gazillion from the military...