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  1. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    platon20 replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thats not what I call "independent practice" What are the states that allow total unmitigated, independent practice? By this I mean myself as an NP can open up a full blown clinic, no MD signature...

  2. FNP vs. GP MD - starting to have doubts...again

    platon20 replied to Josh L.Ac.'s topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wait a minute, please tell me you share ER call with the doctors and are not doing it by yourself. Because otherwise you are getting absolutely ripped off. Dont let the doctors control you like that....

  3. Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    platon20 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    PhD and MD are different, not superior or inferior to each other. Just like the new DNP (doctor of nursing practice) programs. A PhD is not superior to a DNP, its just different. PhDs are widely...

  4. Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    platon20 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So in other words, you think its OK for a professor of middle eastern studies in a hospital who has a PhD to introduce himself to patients as "Doctor" Sorry but thats wrong. If he was in a college...

  5. Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    platon20 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well i agree if a foreign born "doctor" does not have an MD then he doesnt deserve the "doctor" title. HOwever, its still not right to call everyone with a doctorate a "doctor" in a clinical setting,...

  6. Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    platon20 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why would you do that, an NP is not a doctorate degree. Or does she have a PhD in nursing which you failed to tell

  7. Can you be called "Doctor" with a PhD in Nursing?

    platon20 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    so if someone with a PhD in English was walking around a hospital and referring to himself as "doctor" you'd be OK with that? Nope, thats wrong. If you are in a healthcare environemnt, the ONLY...

  8. quitting!!

    platon20 replied to G'smommy's topic in General Nursing

    definitely unacceptable, please

  9. Womens interest in male nurses

    platon20 replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    unfortunately, the word "nurse" still has a negative connotation in today's male dominated world, and some women ahve even picked up on