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    Letters after name? FNP, APRN, etc

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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    Would you apologize, if you'd done nothing wrong

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to imintrouble's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the last post. Make them verbalize the issue. If it is significant enough to warrant honest regret, I might apologize. If it is petty customer service crap, I'd say something like:...
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    Mid-Level Providers Education Reqs

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to wheeliesurfer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Generally speaking, I would not be in favor of AD entry levels, but I do think you are over reacting. "I hope she doesn't get in" is a terrible thing to say. Shame on you. I take it you would not...
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    GN to NP in <1yr

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Say what? I am absolutely a "medical authority" and I absolutely present myself as such. Where do you get this stuff? I don't have, have never had, will never have, a supervising or collaborating...
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    Lifestyle Discrimination

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do I think religion can be changed? This is where we acknowledge that as an atheist, I am not the right person to ask for a personal opinion on that matter. Religion is a legally protected class. To...
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    Lifestyle Discrimination

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "How bad does the discrimination have to get before people will begin to recognize it for what it truly is, and take action to stop it?" Speaking for myself, it would have to be so bad as to include...
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    GN to NP in <1yr

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    My focus is exactly the same as my physician colleagues, so I have no idea to what the above post is referring. I am a PCP that happens to be a NP vs a MD/DO, but we do the same job. Our educational...
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    Medicare to disclose physician reimbursement data

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't have a problem with this. The amounts are pitifully low, considering the volumes of work involved. Patients should be embarrassed about what we are paid on their behalf by
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    What do you think can be done to improve access to mental health care?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a pt that has several severe mental health diagnoses. She has long been dangerous to herself and others. She is constantly in and out of behavioral health units and jails/prison, and then...
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    Is anyone else losing spouse coverage?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Palmtreegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why doesn't he just buy his own
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    Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh for Pete's sake, you're right. I never check the dates. doh. I hate when that
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    Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Most practices have a provider on call 24/7. That person is authorized to make decisions, relay them to the MA, who then returns the call to deliver the message to patients. This is how we do it in...
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    What to wear to job interview???

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mountainaireNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well apparently you don't own anything suitable for a job interview, so IIWY I'd spend some time looking for something appropriate and getting it tailored so that next time you don't have to run...
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    I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I've never been. No member of my immediate family has ever been. One the one hand, we have all been lucky never to have had any serious accidents or injuries. On the other, we are not stupid and...
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    The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The only part of the poll result that I find surprising is that there are still people who would deny anyone the right to end their own life when they see fit. It is their own business and it doesn't...
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    The Right to Die with Dignity- MD assisted suicide

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SL2014's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm curious as to why the OP thinks assisted suicide is OK for a physician but outside the scope of practice for a NP? In my state FNPs and MDs have the exact same scope of practice, so I find that...
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    What to wear to job interview???

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mountainaireNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agree. A suit is a must; tailored to fit perfectly will go a long way to making anyone look great regardless of body type. I'd avoid black, but navy or gray would be fine. Stay conservative. I would...
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    Should NP able to prescribe narcotics?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to whomiskim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How is this even a suitable question for debate in a NP program? It's
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    Questions for experienced NP

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to AdultNPstudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd answer them for you, but I don't have a collaborative relationship- I'm in a state that doesn't require anything like that. I agree that you would benefit from meeting with someone local and doing...
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    Equal pay for equal work?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to MILOBRI's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    We most certainly do. Psych pts are my most difficult and least rewarding. A little venlafaxine here, or some escitaloram there and they either get better or they don't. It's a crap
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    Online FNP Programs vs B&M

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to ISLANDER RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to Duke. I took most of my classes on the ground, i.e. in person -on campus, but I did take a few online if the course I needed wasn't being offered at an hour/day that could be worked into...
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    Expanding the Scope of APRN's Does Not Endanger Patients

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not going to swing at pitches in the dirt, I suggest the rest of you refuse to do so as well. The focus here is on the fact that APRNs with unrestricted practice do not endanger patients. The...
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    Equal pay for equal work?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to MILOBRI's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't identify where I live on the internet, except to say it is one of the independent practice states. AANP - State Practice Environment. Not red or blue, but a "green" state, lol. I was a new...
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    Equal pay for equal work?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to MILOBRI's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    No, I'm sure it isn't the norm. There was no NP "movement" or demand, if that is what you are asking. The BOD came to that decision independently. I cannot say what led them to it other than to echo...
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    Expanding the Scope of APRN's Does Not Endanger Patients

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Now, returning to the actual thread topic, that being the article by Dr. Gorski. I thought the article was perspicacious in the way that he recognized the differences between NPs and physicians and...