[NPInfo] BON visits- institutional dysfunction in N.C.

[tlane at bellsouth.net]

In Alabama the NP's are ruled by the BON and board of medicine. We are audited by an RN which was hired by the board of medical examiners. Wonder how Doctors  would feel if they were audited by a PA or NP? Just another way to hamper us!!!

-------------- Original message from "Calif NP" <np at c-zone.net>: -------------- 


> So then, the Doctors of N.C. have their little BSN'er fascist collaborators 
> who do their dirty work looking for little hypertechnical 'gotchas' to try 
> to burn 'Nurses' who are so uppity as to try to practice medicine?! 
> Wouldn't their talents as RNs be better used providing education to the 
> public about healthy lifestyle choices, combating domestic violence, etc. ? 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: 
> To: "NP Info" 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:41 PM 
> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] BON visits 
> > Dena, 
> > It is because in our backasswards state, the Medical Board rules. 
> PHysician supervisory statutes are virtually identical for NP's and PA's. 
> The actual auditing (and potential disciplinary actions) is the function of 
> the NC Medical Board. There is a joint committee of the BON and the Medical 
> Board but it appears to me that our nursing members are ineffectual in 
> promoting our cause. So, the "they" in Paula's post is the medical board. 
> > Regards, 
> > Michael 
> > ---- Dena wrote: 
> > > Paula-- 
> > > Why on earth would the BON be auditing PAs???????? 
> > > Dena Galler 
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On 
> Behalf 
> > > Of Paula Sumner 
> > > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:57 PM 
> > > To: NP Info; np-clinical at nurse.net 
> > > Subject: Re: [NPInfo] BON visits 
> 
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