Nurses, do you feel respected by NPs

[Buckeyeqt]

Hi all! I'm in my

second year of nursing and just love it! I want to specialize and become a NICU nurse although have debated on getting my DNP. While speaking with two friends of mine who currently work as RNs at different settings, one clinic and one hospital they both had something that has left me pondering about respect within our own community. respected by nurse practitioners? It seems the NPs who round on her floor act like they have no respect for the nurses and a friend of hers who works as an administrative employee for a medical group has stated that the NPs have complained against the nurses for calling so much about what they consider 'incompetent' questions they should know and belittle them like they're beneath them. The other friend who works at the clinic has mentioned The only two NPs who work for the medical practice try to dictate my friend to do tasks the MA should be doing, and my friend feels like they think her RN degree irrelevent when they want whatever it is done. She also mentioned when it comes to being chummy, at least in the clinic the NPs tend to be more buddies with the docs then the other nurses who are not NPs and they almost seem to forget they're on the same team. Is this why there's a saying we eat our own? No team work? If so, I'm fearful for our future, but with this said what is your take on this. Please tell me this is not common. It's disheartening to hear we have chips on our shoulders due to an advanced degree which is so silly, as most people these days have one. I would hate to think loving nursing makes me naive when it comes to politics within our profession. RNs do you feel respected by NPs?

[evolvingrn, BSN, RN]

Hi all! I'm in my

second year of nursing and just love it! I want to specialize and become a NICU nurse although have debated on getting my DNP. While speaking with two friends of mine who currently work as RNs at different settings, one clinic and one hospital they both had something that has left me pondering about respect within our own community. respected by nurse practitioners? It seems the NPs who round on her floor act like they have no respect for the nurses and a friend of hers who works as an administrative employee for a medical group has stated that the NPs have complained against the nurses for calling so much about what they consider 'incompetent' questions they should know and belittle them like they're beneath them. The other friend who works at the clinic has mentioned The only two NPs who work for the medical practice try to dictate my friend to do tasks the MA should be doing, and my friend feels like they think her RN degree irrelevent when they want whatever it is done. ?

I think it sounds like her issue......rns often do the

Tasks of Lpns at times ... If something needs done .....do it.

[Geslina, BSN, RN]

In my experience, NPs can be difficult, but that is because where I work, the NPs are miserable. They work long long hours, are on call all the time, get all the crap jobs the doctors don't want to do. So they take it out on us. I am really careful not to bother the doctors or NPs unless there is a real emergency, unlike some of my coworkers, who page them at 10pm if a patient sneezes.