wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Again this is your opinion without any scientific evidence to back it up at all. The data on NP outcomes when compared to physicians is overwhelming and has been examined and critiqued thoroughly....
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.ncsbn.org/4213.htm The consensus model for APN education and licensure has been out since 2006 now and it is tentatively scheduled to be fully implemented in all states in 2015. It is...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    You have been constantly stating your opinions as facts through every post you have made, and you get upset when someone asks you to prove those opinions/myths. That is far cry from someone being a...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Post #346. The whole thread is about NPs being independent providers and you or anyone else have yet to provide any evidence to support a reason that NPs should not be independent providers....
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    It is your opinion that you are stating that nurses are misrepresenting themselves. Yet you expect scientific evidence based on your own opinion that as far as you have established is nothing more...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Where are the studies that show medical students and residents don't deceive patients into thinking they are staff
  7. wtbcrna

    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Where are the studies in effectiveness and safety for these groups compared to
  8. wtbcrna

    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    That is incorrect. Both of the terms are used simultaneously i.e. Hi I am Dr. Smith nurse
  9. wtbcrna

    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I would have to ask then why would a physician or dentist want to be called Doctor
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    There are actually plenty of programs like that: IHS, NHSC, HPSP etc. How to Pay for Medical School - US News Some states like Texas offer greatly reduced medical school tuition at public...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    You have a sample size of approximately 120 people taking this exam over a 5 year period and this is a sample size out of 106K nurse practitioners in the U.S. That is 1/10 of a percent of the NP...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I want to see the proof that all these studies were funded by nursing groups which is outright lie by the way. The simple come back to this then why can't the medical societies provide any scientific...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Again that isn't true because you have dentists, psychologists, chiropractors, and podiatrists that have all been using the title doctor without this much negative feedback in clinics and hospitals...
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    Yes, another question about CRNA pay?

    wtbcrna replied to wannabanrnin2012's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am not sure how this is even applicable to CRNAs at
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Every APN role was developed directly related to some kind patient care need. In the case of NPs it was the shortage of physicians in rural areas which is still a problem today. Not many people want...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    PMFB-RN you mention Alaska, so I thought I would post this link. Home Page Alaska is unique in that we have Community Health Aides and Dental Health Aides. They both serve as providers in rural...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Show me where APNs were designed to be physician extenders. That is a an outright myth someone has told you. CRNAs were the first APNs. CRNAs were implemented to keep the residents from killing...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses have been leading the care of patients for centuries sometimes alone and in more recent times with the physician dictating the overall treatment plan. APNs/CRNAs have been around for 150 years...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Which one or any of those courses have been proven to reduce morbidity and mortality increase physicians ability to diagnosis/treat diseases? There is a point when a lot of education is great, but...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And it is too bad they can provide no scientific evidence at all to back up their
  21. wtbcrna

    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Lets get this right you didn't like the morbidity and mortality outcomes of the studies I posted. You made no credible objections to the studies methodologies or other potential questionable points....
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Your objections to the studies were misguided at best and idiotic at worst, and I did read your responses. I would have flunked every research literature critique assignment in graduate school, if I...
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    AA student contemplating CRNA track...advice?

    wtbcrna replied to tangeorine's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No, I work totally independent. There is no state requirement or federal requirement for me to work with an anesthesiologist or be supervised in anyway. I pull solo call and work with mixed group of...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Both sides are protecting their interests. One wants to maintain the status quo (unless it suits them to change it) and the other side wants to use research to continue to evolve their practices, and...
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    Nurses are Not Doctors

    wtbcrna replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    As evidenced by physicians worrying about the loss of revenue when they can no longer charge for signing a chart or worrying if a layperson thinks if their healthcare can be provided just as good by...