[NPInfo] Letter to Southwest Airlines

[Shelby Havens]

The comment about brown-nosing made me smile. I was reminded of a cartoon I 
saw several years ago. A couple was entering a posh restaurant, and the 
Maitre D' was saying "Reservations for Dr. and Mrs. Smith? Would that be an 
MD or merely a PhD?"

Regards,

Shelby Havens, ARNP




>From: np at c-zone.net
>Reply-To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>
>To: npinfo at nurse.net
>Subject: Re: [NPInfo] Letter to Southwest Airlines
>Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:08:13 -0700 (PDT)
>
>The only valuable reason to include professional titles of any sort (Dr.,
>RN, NP, PA, EMT,etc.) is so the airline can readily locate persons who
>have skills to offer in the event they are needed for an emergency while
>in-flight, otherwise it is just more b-s- brown-nosing pandering to the
>Dr.s
>
> > Southwest Airlines
> > P.O. Box 36647 - 1CR
> > Dallas, Texas 75235-1647
> >
> >   Dear Southwest Airlines:
> >    I noticed recently as I bought an airline ticket online that two very
> > important professions, each trying to assert a distinct identity, were
> > not listed as a title or suffix selection in one of the steps of the
> > ticketing process.  These titles should be added:  NP (nurse
> > practitioner) and PA (physician assistant).
> >
> >   I am a nurse practitioner (NP).  NPs are proud of their RN background,
> > but we consider ourselves a completely separate profession.  I know that
> > Southwest Airlines would “score points” with, and foster loyalty in, NPs
> > and PAs all over the nation if your airline chose to make these simple
> > additions.  Such additions of title would be VERY MEANINGFUL to
> > hard-working NP and PA professionals who go virtually unnoticed by
> > medical organizations, governments, and even the public.  Southwest
> > Airlines could be the one place hundreds of thousands of NPs and PAs in
> > the country could be pleasantly surprised that they were remembered and
> > noticed as more than “invisible people.”
> >
> >   Thanks in advance for continuing to provide the best customer service
>in the industry as you add NP and PA to your list!
> >
> >   Most sincerely,
> >   Jeff Hazzard, NP
> >   Tampa, FL
>
>
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