[NPInfo] Re: Various NP state differences

[Mary K. Beck]

Really interesting, informative article. Wisconsin gets a 'C', but we're
working to change some of the limiting issues.

I remember hearing a speaker from NSO at an ACNP meeting several years ago.
He talked about how Florida and Texas had far and away the most malpractice
lawsuits; more than all the other 50 states combined. But he also spoke how
people are becoming more litigious all over the country (which I
believe-have you counted the number of class action medication lawsuit
commercials are on TV lately?) and also stated that as more APNs are
practicing and taking on greater roles in patient care, both inpatient as
well as outpatient, there will be more lawsuits against APNs. 

After reading that article, which states would you never want to work in?

Mary Beck
Lake Mills, WI


-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of Christine Smith
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 2:12 AM
To: 'NPinfo'
Subject: [NPInfo] Re: Various NP state differences

See the latest issue of The American Journal of NPs - 2/08. They have a nice
break down of every state. California sucks given they have 14,309 NPs.
Washington and Oregon look like great places to work as an NP but you better
like rain. 

 

North Carolina's 2907 NPs must be nationally certified and have an MSN. Is
your friend nationally certified?  It also states: "Registration" means
authorization by the BOM and the BON for an RN to use the title NP. The BOM
appoints and maintains a subcommittee  to work jointly with a subcommittee
of the BON to develop rules to govern the performance of medical acts. 

 

By the way, North Carolina makes California look very good. Apparently NC is
rated 57 out of 100 in 2007 Consumers Choice ranking of states NP
regulation(100 is ideal). They give it a Grade F - State severely restricts
patient choice.

 

California got a 75 which is a "C" (State confines patient choice)  and
Oregon and Washington got a grade "A" - State is exemplary for patient
choice.

 

NJ - B - state partially supports patient choice

NY - B

PA - C

RI - B (I think because Priscilla is probably the only NP there ) Nah...
they have 675 NPs

SC - F

Texas - D

Vermont - C

Wyoming - A - who would have thought

Missouri - F

Miss. - D

Minn- C

Mass. - F

LA - D

IO - B

Ill - F

FLA - - F 

GA  - F 

AZ - A

 

Overall, I find this journal to be very boring but if you want some stats on
NP regulations get this issue - it covers every state, including how many
medical malpractice reports filed against NPs/DO/MD between 9/90 - 9/07.
California had 42 for NPs, 449 for DO and 24,208 MDs.  NC had 11 NPs, 63 Dos
and 3611 MD filings.

RI had 4 NP Malpractice reports.  Arizona had 32 NP filings, which surprised
me given they only have 2856 (California has over 14,000) but Arizona only
had 3418 against MDs. What is going on with those NPs in AZ?  Florida had
122 NP reports and MDs were 16,303.  Looks like Florida likes to sue more
than California (must be those old people) when you compare the population
percentages and provider percentages.  Florida has 9236 providers.

 

So, if you like rain move to Washington or Oregon because this article
confirmed what we already knew - working as an NP  is best in those states!

 

Christine Smith, NP

California

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf

Of GIN11153 at aol.com

Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:07 PM

To: NPInfo at nurse.net

Cc: acc-circle at listserve.com

Subject: [NPInfo] Question about FNP status in North Carolina

 

I have an FNP friend in NC who has not worked as an FNP for a number of  

years. She said due to NC rules, that she can't call herself an NP since

she's  

not working as one, and that makes no sense to me because she graduated the

 

program and has an MSN. The question came up when I was mentioning to her

about  

marketing to attorneys to do med mal cases involving FNPs.

 

Gail

 

 

 

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