[NPInfo] AANP Brief

[David Mittman]

*    Commentary: Doctor of nursing practice can ease provider shortage
Allowing advanced-practice nurses to obtain their doctoral degrees could
help ease the nation's provider shortage in the critical primary care
sector, according to one expert. Nurses who train to become doctors learn
how to diagnose and treat and to focus on preventive care and other wellness
factors. Research shows that these nurses reach outcomes that are comparable
to those of primary care doctors. Forbes (11/28)


Read the above. If you want kick me off the list after this I will
understand. You know I am passionate about NPs and PAs. I love both.
Research never showed that ³nurses who become doctors² reach outcomes
comparable to MDs.
That is revisionist history!!
Research showed that NPs who were Masters prepared (ands maybe some of them
were not?) reach outcomes in a number of sophisticated diseases comparable
to MDs. It was not the doctorate educational level that did this. It was NP
training. Why minimize that?
I am sorry but I just do not want others to re-write history.
And in NY, these NPs were in collaborative practice.
Which after the Forbes article, may never have a chance to change in NY
State as the docs  (as I previously said) will dig in their heals after
reading that article.
Anyway, the contrarian voice is now heard. I don¹t understand all this and
how you could allow the above to be said.
BTW, I am a pain in the a** PA also (actually much worse with PAs)!
Dave