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We should make the same since we basically do the same thing they do. I don't understand why administrators are treating NP like second class citizens...

Well, if you have earned it, why not use it...

I think it's appropriate for them to refer themselves as doctors as long as they specify that they are nurse practitioners i.e. 'I am Dr X, your nurse practitioner.' It's up to the staff to call DNP doctor. Almost all of them won't. Don't expect physicians (MD/DO) to call DNP doctors. I have not seen them and other staff do it...

I agree that standardization will probably fix many of the issues that APN are confronting now... No matter how we keep thumping our chest about equal outcomes, the public, and most importantly, healthcare organizations will never treat us like physicians. Why is it so hard for NP organization to come up with a standardized curriculum that mandate for all programs to have 1 year general education of basic science like: advanced A&P, biochemistry/genetics, advanced pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology, microbiology etc.... Another year should be just clinical. 2-year total in which everyone has the same training! Everyone should be a generalist at the end, and then if you can spend another year to specialize if you desire...

Why not? The outcomes are the same with MD/DO primary care... per some studies.

Well, you might be right because I just could not understand why some NP are having a hard time finding jobs while primary care physicians aren't... It just does not make sense to me if one (NP) is way cheaper and they are the ones who are getting the short end of the stick...

They should fight for autonomy in all 50 states then... It's either they can replace PCP MD/DO completely or they can't. In states that they are fully autonomous, they should not be looking for jobs. MD/DO PCP should since there is no difference in the care provided by NP vs. DO/MD in primary care and yet NP is way cheaper... Why would an employer hire a MD/DO PCP over a NP in states where NP have full practice right?

Fire all the MD/DO primary care docs and hire NP since they can do a better job at a cheaper price than them according to studies... MD/DO in primary care have no trouble finding jobs anywhere in the country, so why is that different for FNP?

Why do hospital treat physicians as if they are kings/queens? Physicians' lounge, separate parking space! Are they more important than the other hospital staffs?

The disparity is already there... It's a weird thing. I know one place who does not let 'NP' and PA use the physicians' lounge, but let CRNAs do it. The same thing goes for parking space..