[NPInfo] CACC and AACN-READ BETWEEN THE LINES

Sun Apr 6 05:47:42 PDT 2008

AMEN!!!
Linda B, NP (who has practiced as a NP for 17 years and has NO intention of 
paying any nursing school more money for another degree of little to no 
value!)

>From: mfnp at cox.net
>Reply-To: NP Info <npinfo at nurse.net>
>To: npinfo at nurse.net
>Subject: Re: [NPInfo] CACC and AACN-READ BETWEEN THE LINES
>Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:01:30 -0700
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>I will again emphasize that those who support or had a hand in this should 
>be very proud. You have undone 20+ years of work by thousands of people and 
>have set the stage for relinquishing of control to another physician 
>controlled organization. You have also added another regulatory, or maybe 
>several, to advanced practice for NPs. So now you can sit back, and we all 
>can await the consequences of the actions. The timing is also great when 
>the U.S. is entering one of the worst recessions per current economists, 
>and all signs are exactly the same as just before the depression, i.e., 
>foreclosures, savings, "margin calls".
>For all the "fruits of your labor", you can sit back, watch as NPs are 
>forced into more debt, less pay and no further recognition, and you can use 
>your new title of "Dr.", so long as it is not in a clinical setting where 
>it could be mistaken to be interpreted as a physician, which most States 
>outlaw. You have also managed to add another test to pass, and what does it 
>give you?
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>Wouldn't those that have spent the time and effort to gain a doctorate and 
>be tested by a physician run organization have better spent your time and 
>money and return to medical school? It would have been cheaper, probably 
>less money and in the end you could have taken this same test, as the 
>previously posted article documents, and then you could have also gained 
>the same status of a physician and your direction would be clear. Those 
>supporting this should be given awards for screwing up so much, by so few. 
>Give yourselves a "pat on the back" for your work, and the rest of us "pee 
>ons" should bow in your grace and thank you! Who says "nurses don't eat 
>their young", as well as we are our worst enemies?
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>Michael B Marks, FNP wrote:
>>Received this from one of my groups re the nursing schools' take on this.
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>>----- Original Message ----- From: Reilly, Helene Sent: Friday, April 04, 
>>2008 3:59 PM
>>Subject: DNP Article "Making Room for 'Dr. Nurse'"
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>>From: Lowery, Bobby
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>>FYI
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>>From: Beth Aronson [mailto:baronson at aacn.nche.edu]
>>Sent: Fri 4/4/2008 2:52 PM
>>To: Brown, Sylvia
>>Subject: [olnnetwork] AACN Response to WSJ Article on DNP
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>>AACN Members -
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>>In response to the recent article in the Wall Street Journal titled 
>>"Making Room for Dr. Nurse" (April 2, 2008; D1), AACN would like to 
>>clarify the organization's affiliation with the Council for the 
>>Advancement of Comprehensive Care (CACC) and our understanding of the new 
>>DNP certification exam. The article may be accessed online at 
>>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120710036831882059.html.
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>>  AACN has been aware that the DNP certification was under development by 
>>the CACC, and we learned via email last week that the certification exam 
>>would be administered for the first time in November 2008.  In 
>>conversations with CACC representatives, AACN reinforced our commitment to 
>>supporting the advanced practice consensus process, which we have been 
>>facilitating for three years to bring clarity to the issues of Advanced 
>>Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) education, accreditation, 
>>certification, and licensure.  CACC representatives assured us that the 
>>DNP certification exam would not be used for regulatory purposes which 
>>would conflict with the work of the consensus group.
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>>  Further, it is AACN's understanding that this exam will be voluntary and 
>>only be available to DNP graduates who are prepared as APRNs and have 
>>received certification and licensure from the appropriate groups. This 
>>exam is an independent development effort meant to test a unique body of 
>>knowledge regarding practice and may be used by APRNs who wish to validate 
>>that they have acquired knowledge reflective of the demands of clinical 
>>interventions at the advanced level.  AACN has agreed to rejoin the CACC 
>>in an effort to monitor their work and determine if the exam will further 
>>efforts to clarify APRN scope of practice authority and assess its 
>>usefulness for ensuring competence to practice.
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>>  AACN also has prepared the Letter to the Editor (see below) which 
>>hopefully will be published to clarify some of the issues and concerns 
>>raised by the article on the DNP.
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>>  LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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>>  In response to the article "Making Room for Dr. Nurse" (April 2, 2008; 
>>D1), the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) was pleased to 
>>see the national spotlight cast on the rapid emergence of Doctor of 
>>Nursing Practice (DNP) programs and the importance of doctorally-prepared 
>>nurses in the healthcare system. However, the article does not clarify 
>>that nursing and medicine are distinct health disciplines with clinicians 
>>assuming different roles and meeting different practice expectations. DNP 
>>programs prepare nurses for the highest level of nursing practice; they do 
>>not prepare nurses to be physicians. Transitioning to the DNP will not 
>>alter the current scope of practice for advanced practice registered 
>>nurses (APRNs) as outlined in each state's Nurse Practice Act.
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>>  Further, the title of "Dr." is common to many disciplines and is not the 
>>domain of any one group of health professionals. Many nurses currently 
>>hold doctoral degrees and are called "Dr.," which is similar to how other 
>>clinical experts are addressed, including pharmacists, dentists, and 
>>podiatrists. In all likelihood, DNP-prepared nurses will retain their 
>>specialist titles, which means that nurse practitioners will continue to 
>>be called nurse practitioners.
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>>  To reduce confusion, AACN recommends that the credentials of all 
>>clinicians be identified for the public both verbally and on name badges.  
>>DNPs should clearly display their credentials to ensure that patients 
>>understand their preparation as a nursing provider, just as many APRNs, 
>>physicians, and other clinicians currently do.
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>>  Nursing is answering the call of the Institute of Medicine, Joint 
>>Commission, and other authorities to reconceptualize nursing education by 
>>preparing APRNs for an evolving practice. Doctorally prepared nurses are 
>>not "hybrid practitioners", but rather nurses with an education level 
>>consistent with role expectations and on par with other health 
>>professionals.
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>>C. Fay Raines
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>>President
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>>American Association of Colleges of Nursing
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>>One Dupont Circle, Suite 530
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>>Washington, D.C.  20036
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>>Hi all,
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>>    Please see the provocative Wall Street Journal article "Making Room 
>>for 'Dr. Nurse'" written by columnist, Laura Landro. This information was 
>>forwarded by Dr. Elaine Scott.  Fee free to share with others as you wish.
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>>http://online.wsj.com/article/the_informed_patient.html
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>>Bobby
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>>Bobby Lowery, MN, FNP-BC
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>>Clinical Assistant Professor & Clinical Site Placement Coordinator
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>>ECU College of Nursing
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>>Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Programs
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>>3185L Health Sciences Building
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>>Health Sciences Building
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>>Greenville, NC 27858-4353
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>>Cell (Preferred):  252-916-2391
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>>Office PH:  252-744-6363
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>>Email:  Lowerybo at ecu.edu
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