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In our unit there is no anonymity. We follow the "talk to me not about me" rule. When nurses or other staff approach our manger about issues, there is an immediate sit down with the staff in question and thiings are worked out face to face. If nurses...

I would never consider putting patients at danger like that. Its not the safe thing to do.

I would advise working longer than a year in the ICU prior to trying CRNA. This is a program, like the NP programs, that builds on your nursing experience at the bedside. The more bedside ICU experience that you can attain will only serve you better ...

I trained as a Peds Crit Care NP at UPenn. I do have the background and training but not to the level of a physician:D

That's great for you but I feel sorry for all of the kids you misdiagnose, mistreat, and put at risk without physician oversight. Once again, there is no reason for a dnp/NP to function in total autonomy. This puts patients at risk because they are r...

Ok. What does this tell me? I'm ignorant so use little words for me:bowingpur What does this have to do with the fact that I don't feel that autonomy for a NP/dnp is the right thing?

THere's not going to be a time where physicians aren't available. I have insurance and live in the good ole USA!

You shouldn't take this so personally:)

I dont need a citation to back up the fact that healthcare is a priviledge not a given right. I didn't go to school for my NP to provide free healthcare to individuals who feel the need to bring their child to the ER for a sore throat or an earache w...

definitely your opinion

Def your opinion....

I know for a fact that many of them do.....

Its not about personal freedom...its about patient safety. It's not unconstitutional. Can you show in the constitution where suboptimally trained providers should be able to care for patients on their own? The people who are ruining healthcare are ev...

Always have been and always will be... I'm very glad to have a physician backing me up in the clinical arena. The physcians I work with are extremely well versed in nutrition as it something we deal with on a daily basis be it TPN or tube feeds, as a...

In the field of medicine, physicians will always be considered the gold standard in patient treatment. They are educated/trained years beyond that of NP/PA and that will always be the fact. They will always be the person where the buck stops so to sa...

The largest persentage of nurses who start in the PICU are new grads. I would advise PICU also due to the extensive list of diagnoses that are seen. Very interesting!

efca - a jobs fail by brad peck earlier today the president spoke to the afl-cio where he said that: "we are going to keep on fighting to pass the employee free choice act." glenn spencer had this to say: [color=#00007f]we welcome the president's ca...

what is a "neutrality agreement" and how does it affect workers? a 'neutrality agreement" is a contract between a union and an employer under which the employer agrees to support a union's attempt to organize its workforce. although these agreements...

How many nurses nationally vs number of nurses in unions?

Without physicians in control of medicine, there will be patient deaths, patients being mistreated for their illness, and many lawsuits over malpractice. I'm not sure how in the past few years my NP colleagues have seen fit to undermine medicine. It ...

Your opinion.

Not looking for response...just showing the other side of things as it should be:)

She's no more ridiculous than the unions that oppose her.