[NPInfo] CACC and AACN-READ BETWEEN THE LINES

Sun Apr 6 08:10:44 PDT 2008

Amen also!
NP for 20 years. I have no intention of that torture again.

In a message dated 4/6/2008 8:49:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lmbjsb57 at msn.com writes:

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?
>
>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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