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  1. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Psychonaut - do you really think patients don't have any 'skin' in the game? I would suggest we patients have more skin in the game than anyone.... BTW - Not a Doc, not a med student, not a med...
  2. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    llg - it is NOT irrevelant to me as a patient. If NP/DNPs are allowed to see patients without any type of physician supervision (as they are in 11 states), then to me they are 'practicing medicine'....
  3. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Dq, elk, & aj - thank you for that education. I had no idea that NP's were able to operate without any type of physician supervision or oversight anywhere, let alone in 11 states. While I knew...
  4. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    I was not aware of that. Do you know of a good source that lists what states do/don't require physician collaboration for NPs? Oh, and to make sure we stay on topic....do you know if there is a...
  5. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    It seems like you are referring to me about "bashing" NPs. I have not done that, and I won't. Okay, you're not a mid-level, therefore you don't need a collaborating physician. But NPs do, just like...
  6. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Are you suggesting that DNPs will eventually have a greater scope of pracice than today's NP? What would that be? Complete independent medical care without the requirement of a collaborating...
  7. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Isn't a primary role of nursing the education of patients? If you want to come into your patients room and introduce yourself as 'Hi, I'm Dr. Elisha, I have a Doctorate of Nursing, which allows me to...
  8. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    llg - Absolutely folks with PhD, DNPs, DsCs, etc ad nauseum are "real" Doctors...within their profession. A DNP is a Doctoral level NURSE, not a Doctoral level physician. It is a rare patient,...
  9. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Efy: "I make it clear to patients that I am a nurse. I will also make it clear I have a doctorate (in a few years). If they chose to call me Dr. I won't discourage that although I prefer to be called...
  10. What is the difference between NP and DNP?

    Yup, a DNP gives the holder the title of Doctor. Same as my sister in law, who has a PhD in creative writing. She is a Doctor as well. Al gore is also a Doctor - UT just gave him an 'honorary'...
  11. Foodie - The didactic and clinical education a physician gets is magnitudes higher than NPs or PAs get. By the time a MD/DO is handling cases in an ED they have had thousands upon thousands of hours...
  12. I took my wife to an ER just a few weeks ago and, while we were seen by an NP, we insisted that we be seen by the physician as well. Why did we do that? Because I asked the NP what her background...