jfmDNP

jfmDNP has 16 years experience and specializes in Cardiology and Family Medicine.

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1. CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

   jfmDNP replied to AddictionNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   What exactly does “complete an additional three years in practice beyond the 3-year or 4,600 hours transition period” mean? Is it six years total of supervised practice before...

2. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   It does not. To be licensed and certified as an MD you must first graduate med school, complete residency and pass the boards. Graduating med school with a diploma without the aforementioned steps...

3. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   The environment connotes one's area of expertise. John Doe, DNP in the ER treating patients expresses the underlying knowledge that they have acute care qualifications; HR and the hiring manager will...

4. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   It's the superfluity that is the issue. I do not think it's a concern of cluelessness per se to simply have DNP, or what have you, after one's name. A person with a masters and DNP in leadership with...

5. Anyone Using 'Doctor' Title at Work?

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Probably depends on the program. I appreciated the rigor of my doctoral education. The DNP program chair was, and continues to be, very much involved in ensuring a high caliber program. Every student...

6. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   MD, DO, PharmD, DNP, DPT are all degrees with specialties. Typically in the hospital setting you'll see John Doe, MD Cardiology or Jane Doe, DO Orthopedic Surgery. The same could be utilized by...

7. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   Actually I've kept my resume and cover letter to the minimum requirement. In fact I was just offered and accepted a competitive position. The docs et al. who interviewed me made comments of my...

8. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   It's certainly acceptable to add PhD after your name and appropriate to add RN to distinguish you from a someone with a PhD in sociology or molecular biology for example who's not an RN as most RNs...

9. Alphabet Soup of a Title

   jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   I think there's some historical context behind it. Perhaps it's due to a time when nurses were seen merely as the doctor's indispensable helper. Now, not so much. Nurses earning doctorates and highly...

10. Alphabet Soup of a Title

    jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yep. Aren't we taught in APA to be

11. Alphabet Soup of a Title

    jfmDNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I can always add my Summer cook off award,

12. Alphabet Soup of a Title

    jfmDNP posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I've heard from many others referring to the acronyms used by nurses after their name as being an alphabet soup, and I agree. It's superfluous. I understand that not all RNs have a BSN and not all...

13. Nurse Practitioner Needed/Not Needed?

    jfmDNP replied to Sigrimis's topic in Advanced Practice

    The DNP as a terminal degree is here to stay. While I initially debated on getting mine, in the end I saw value and applicability. Not to mention meeting some of the most talented individuals in the...

14. Nurse Practitioner Needed/Not Needed?

    jfmDNP replied to Sigrimis's topic in Advanced Practice

    I commend the goal of the DNP in advancing APRN training. But I am of the strong opinion that we need to beef up NP academic training and reevaluate the role of diploma mills in lending credibility to...

15. Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    jfmDNP replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I think the consensus model helps provide credibility to our training, but it is not enough in my view. One thing many students struggle with is clinical placements. If it were truly standardized,...