AAC.271

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  1. Equal work for Equal Pay

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are your thoughts folks? As an sNP, I think if we do the exact same work we absolutely deserve the same high salary that physicians get. Some of my peers in medical school say that education and...

  2. Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Serious Question. Should US Medical schools and physicians be phased out in favor of an NP driven and lead healthcare system? Some of my NP Peers assert that a 2 year Master degree NP program provides...

  3. Professionalism Issues/Questions

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi Folks, So previously before I decided to pursue the NP route, I worked as an EMT while i studied. However, I've found the transition from "blue collar" field work to working in the office a bit...

  4. Why is our salary so low?

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Something I grapple to understand is how come our average salaries are in the $99k range. Is it because most NP's are new to the career and that skews it do the lower end? If we are reimbursed 80% of...

  5. Medical Board Nursing Board Whats up?

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So physicians are under the state medcial boards and nurse practitioners are under the nursing board. I know they say that NP's don't practice medicine, but rather we practice "nursing" but frankly I...

  6. All CRNA Schools website promoting AAs

    AAC.271 replied to loveanesthesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You guys do realize how ridiculous you all sound. AA's are essentially PA's and I consider my PA colleagues extremely competent colleagues. You are being hypocrites by saying that aa are inadequate....

  7. All CRNA Schools website promoting AAs

    AAC.271 replied to loveanesthesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't mean to be rude or naive, but why is this a bad thing? AA's are essentially PA's. Shouldn't we be supporting them and their aims for independent practice as well? Why are you saying they are...

  8. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Legislature Votes to Make NP Payment Parity Law Permanent - Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Oregon equal pay for equal work law has been signed into law in an independent practice state with NP's and...

  9. What/why do they say our classes are fluff?

    AAC.271 posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm currently in an MSN program and not in a DNP program, but it seems like a common complaint on these threads here are about how our classes are bunch of fluff. I really haven't found any classes to...

  10. Nurse practitioner vs Medicine turf war?

    AAC.271 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Data consistently shows np outcome superior to MD outcomes in Many factors if not equal... We need to tear down the MD gods who have zero competition in their profession. This is a capitalism, market...

  11. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why are you even here. You Are a medical

  12. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can spend 20 years teaching somone the art of building a table. Or you can teach somone how to operate a mahcine that makes perfectly crafted tables. Its 2016 and not 1960. I learn most of my...

  13. Pulonary nodules--help!

    AAC.271 replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is a fairly basic quesiton that most NP/MD/DO'S/PA's should know easily.. Im also shocked that you got away without leanring how to identify/manage somehting so common. Your H&P is lacking...

  14. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Frankly, if we are talking about outcomes, NP education is indeed superior to MD education as the data indicates our outcomes are equal or superior to physician outcomes. This is the facts and really...

  15. Working under an MD

    AAC.271 replied to Nurse-Nick's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Colllaboration is not necessary and should not be mandated at the government level. If you need help you should be bale to decide yourself an dnot be forced to collab wiht a

  16. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Which medical school is

  17. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow. That's pretty amazing that you are the main preclinical and clinical instructor for MD students. Which medical school do you

  18. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As much as i appreciate your enthusiasm for the NP political movement, your assessment is actually wrong. Many medcial schools nowadays are doing some level of clinicals even in the firsst year. At...

  19. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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  20. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    On the job training like everyhting is the most important. Lengt of education doesnt matter. Studies shown np are supeiror if not equal providers compared to md. Np education is more efficient than md...

  21. The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow. There are more people applying than residnecy spots? How is that possible..... we have a physician shortage so why do they keep it so low on purpose tou have

  22. Why is our salary so low?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I feel bad for. Psychologists. They get their. Ph.D or Psyd and make far. Less than Psych

  23. "smart enough" for DNP program?

    AAC.271 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You can get your DNP at an online school. However, hopkins might be a

  24. Why is our salary so low?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not to be disrespectful, but psych is mostly talk therapy with some knowledge of the meds. Dont need experience cor it. Just need to be empathetic and good at conversing. That is 90 percent of the...

  25. Why is our salary so low?

    AAC.271 replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    While I am all for NP's with a DNP introducing themselves to patient's as Dr. So and so and saying that they are the doctor, I'm not sure if it is a good idea to say to them that you went to medical...