forpath

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1. NP to MD

   forpath replied to kimkubick's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   That Oceania place is a joke! You don't necessarily have to take the MCAT, there's not a single class on "Healthcare as a Team" or "Advanced Medical Theory" and you can't attend online. What

2. NP to MD

   forpath replied to kimkubick's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   No reciprocity that I know of. And according to many posts on here, there shouldn't be, as you do completely different things as an NP than you would as an MD. You see, NPs practice nursing, MDs...

3. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   excellent points. it is not a licensing exam, as it is voluntary. i would presume, however, that there is something more that a dnp learns with respect to clinical practice than is learned in fp...

4. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   so would you go so far as to say that the same would be true of any licensing exam, that they are not worthwhile? why take medical boards, the nclex, the bar exam, sit for phd comps, etc? and how do...

5. DNP's taking certification exam similar to USMLE by 2012?

   forpath replied to SteveNNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   They are already starting to take it... From the ABCC website, "The content of the exam is focused on evidence based clinical care. Clinical evidence is applied to practice by many direct care...

6. TN Nurses Against Proposed Bill (SB 0009) for "Certified Medication Technicians"

   forpath replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   Has there ever been a study that shows that there are worse patient outcomes when a CNA dispenses meds compared to when a nurse does it? And why should the nursing profession feel entitled to...

7. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Who's encouraging him/her to go into medicine? It seemed like a good question to ask of someone who already has one doctoral degree. Clearly this person must have considered medicine as a...

8. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I imagine your reasons for pursuing an advanced nursing degree instead of going to med school are very similar to many others---Too long, too many tests, too much stress. Again, just curious--how do...

9. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   forpath replied to chirodoc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Just curious...why not med school? And good luck no matter what you do. It's courageous to leave what one does every

10. What are the benefits of passing USMLE for DNP?

    forpath replied to whomi7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As far as I know, a DNP is not eligible to take the USMLE and therefore can never pass it, unless he/she goes on to be enrolled in an accredited medical

11. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Sure, if you can get congress to pay for it. And obviously, from an absolute perspective, you do not need nearly as much money to fund DNP residencies as you do medical ones. I do not think ceasing...

12. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    For all the reasons I mentioned above, I completely agree with you. Unfortunately, it obviously has to be something the nursing community does on its own, including lobbying congress for additional...

13. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    So are you insinuating that DNPs should be admitted into medical residency

14. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am by no means an expert on this particular test, but it was my understanding that the material for the DNP exam was taken from the Step 3 exam, and then altered by the nursing organization...

15. DNP's failing the test????

    forpath replied to physasst's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Although I am not the original poster, I was lurking on this thread. MDs/DOs are not eligible to take NCLEX (or even a watered-down version of it), and so there would be no statistics available to...