[NPInfo] My Thoughts........

[EPartinFNP at aol.com]

I agree, 100%. In working with legislators, as  legislative liaison for the 
Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse  Midwives, my focus is on 
ARNPs - who they are, what they do, and the  advantages associated with the 
care they provide. It is important that we know  (and discuss amongst ourselves) 
what is being said about us in opposition, so  that we can plan our strategy. 
However, our response should focus on who we are  and what we do, not what 
others say we can't do. 
Beth Partin
 
In a message dated 9/3/2007 1:08:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mmhelgert46 at comcast.net writes:

I've  been watching the listserv and feel compelled to jump in .....I 
feel...in  order to get above this fray...we need to stop focusing on physicians,what 
 they think, do and write and say......we have our own voices...we need to 
meet  with legislators, reporters, write articles and get our voices out  
there...anyone can have an opinion including the AMA etc. and mostly that's  all it 
is..opinion. We have data to support NPs and PAs, we have a track  record...we 
have 30+ years in the business...plenty of time to focus on where  we need to 
be going...and it isn't down this road of rehashing the AMA and  Retail 
Health Clinic AMA opinions....we can set our own record straight  here.  

Meg FNP
Portland Oregon


 



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