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  1. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  2. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Exactly what place is it that you would put them

  3. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why do you need to defend wowza? Can "he/she" not defend "his/herself"? I have never meant anyone besides pompous jerks who were offended by someone calling them by their first name in any

  4. Extended MN Nurses Strike Averted

    Jstand replied to Intern67's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I couldn't agree more. It is almost as bad as when physicians try to scare patients by threatening not to treat them if Medicare reimbursements get cut. That's pretty laughable too, isn't

  5. Nurses unionize to improve patient care

    Jstand replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Very true. It is alot like when physicians threaten to stop caring for Medicare patients if reimbursment rates are cut. Despicable, isn't

  6. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Seems like this discussion comes up time and time again on these boards and you stick to your guns that research is what will save the day and make the decision for you. The true point is that the...

  7. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How silly of me, you must be right. They wouldn't put money ahead of their patients' health concerns now, would

  8. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree with you that having an experience requirement is a great model, but I do believe that the semantics applies to your comparison of scope of practice to expertise. The legality of it is really...

  9. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think that any NPs are asking for all of the priveleges of being a medical doctor. They simply want to be able to practice within their scope without their career being controlled by a medical...

  10. Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    Jstand replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This implies that every primary care provider would need a collaborative agreement with any specialist that one of their patients might need, doesn't it? They are constantly encountering problems that...

  11. Doctor Fix set to expire on Monday: Medicare payments to be cut 21%

    Jstand replied to Jstand's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    LIke I said, show us some numbers that prove it is a trend if you want to call it that. Don't use general terms like "very popular". You have made my point for me, it can't be a widespread phenomenon...

  12. Doctor Fix set to expire on Monday: Medicare payments to be cut 21%

    Jstand posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.basilandspice.com/healthcare-issues/medicare-cuts-doctor-payments-21-on-312010jobs-lost.html?lastPage=true#comment7604037 I read this article related to the doctor fix issue in the Medicare...

  13. PA/NP to MD Bridge??

    Jstand replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Tens of thousands? Give me a break man. Sounds like you "fluffing" a little yourself there buddy. I would be careful saying something like that if I were you. Your buddies might ask you to prove

  14. Doctor Fix set to expire on Monday: Medicare payments to be cut 21%

    Jstand replied to Jstand's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wouldn't consider it a trend unless you have some percentages on it. You can't just say that something happened a few times and call it a trend. What other professions did the people you are...

  15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm not misrepresenting anything. You and wowza both imply that only nurse practitioners make mistakes due to the fact that they don't go through the training that physicians do. How else would one...

  16. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I didn't misrepresent anything. I refuted your argument. The jackhammer isn't best for any job either. You have obviously never done any construction work yourself. You have no idea what you are...

  17. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Wow, now you are really showing your ignorance about business in general. EVERY construction crew has a jack hammer? I don't think so. It depends on the job they are doing my friend. If they can...

  18. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Why would you even post such drivel? NPs are trained to provide primary care! The most important thing is that when people are qualified, you don't artificially restrict them from competing. Would you...

  19. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    This post just proves that you have absolutely no idea how healthcare economics works. You are looking at this purely from the customer's perspective, the trees, not the forest. What you are failing...

  20. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It is really very simple, you have a very high opinion of physician education and some other people don't. You can't even prove that it is what is best for a patient. What I can prove is that there...

  21. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    if i am just trolling for arguments, why do so many people in medicine make the same arguments that i do? you seem to think that because you work in medicine you know everything about healthcare...

  22. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    this is basically your argument summed up in one statement. my argument is that there are nps out there practicing independently as we speak and it hasn't resulted in injury to patients. how can you...

  23. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    hmmm, why did you make the suggestion if you weren't on board with it? isn't that what you call a straw man? your poster here says that they took some np classes, not that they went through the entire...

  24. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    No, it really doesn't sound ridiculous at all. The only problem with your suggestion is that the M3s don't have any experience at all and as a result wouldn't be as qualified as an NP would be. Are...

  25. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Jstand replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I guess that is the real issue. That is why I asked the question in my earlier post - if a masters prepared nurse practitioner already effectively cares for patients, why is there a need for increased...