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When did we become???

The other day I was thinking (I know, I'm not susposed to do that outside of a clinical setting on my own), wondering when we became the personal property of the physician we worked for?

Note that for some, this certainly does not apply, but how many times have you heard of a NP being referred to as "Dr. Joe's Nurse Practitioner" or even worse... "Hello, I'm Dr. Joe's NP".

Even if our STATE doesn't consider us independent, I think we sure as heck can walk w/o a leash. Why on earth would ANY NP even consider introducing themself as a SOMEONE's NP? I can understand saying you work with someone, but to say that you are their NP?

Just doesn't make sense to me!

Maybe I'm ranting...

Anyone care to join in?

David Adams, ARNP

-ACNP/FNP

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This is great! I had one of our trauma surgeons ask me if we had any nursing positions so he could start working as a nurse and not have to deal with his trauma doc partners......I told him to leave the dark side and come to the light...hee hee. But then we were wondering who would want to precept him in the unit???

I work independently, so I'm not anyone's NP except my patients'. :D

However, I don't know if I would mind being Dr. X's NP or not. After all, you are colleagues. Interesting question... and its a shame this thread took the direction it did.

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