[NPInfo] What a NP can do

[David Mittman]

OK. Maybe it's my mood. I do not agree with all that this PA said.  
She I bet is not a 20 year veteran but  she seems quite competent. I  
actually think that for someone who is in plastics for a few years  
she is OK. What did she say about NPs that was inaccurate? I thought  
she was pretty spot on and never degrating. Her point was that ALL  
PAs are trained as generalists while most NPs were more vertically/  
specialty trained,that all PAs were generalists first. Maybe we are  
talking apples and oranges here but I think that's true. That's why  
many states license NPs by specialty, FNP, ANP, PNP, GNP. PAs are  
licensed as PAs and never by specialty? Clearly we specialize but  
that is done later.
Also we started the ACC because we knew that NPs and PAs did not  
understand each other. We have done much to remedy that. Help me as  
to why this is innaccurate?
Cyberhugs,
Dave
PS Watching ER and Jeannie the PA is back for one episode. Seems she  
is running 2 clinics now and is divorced and a Mom. Who just gave her  
the low down on all that she missed in the ER? The nurses....
I am half watching though. Oh, oh she just found out her son has AIDS  
(brain tumor).


On Jan 3, 2008, at 7:35 PM, Alfredo Bimbela wrote:

> This is we wrote the publication "PHYSICIANS: What You Need to Know  
> to Work with a Nurse Practitioner ". The book is tailored  
> specifically for physicians about what they want to know about  
> nurse practitioners. It is simple and to the point on many issues.
>   Right now, I am working to bring this publication to members of  
> the AMA.
>
>   We have to be proactive and diligent in bringing the information  
> to physicians and not wait for physicians to do the leg work.
>
>   Another forum that we can use is youtube.com.
>
>   If you want to hear an inaccurate description by a PA about nurse  
> practitioners, view the following:
>
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3yFYnFakxM
>
>   This is not to pick on this particular PA, but it serves to  
> illustrate that professionals struggle with learning about nurse  
> practitioners.
>
>   Just my thoughts,
>
>   Alfredo
>
> "suernfnp at iwon.com" <suernfnp at iwon.com> wrote:
>
> Alfredo, I agree with you that most docs still do not understand  
> what a NP can bring to their practice. I left my hospital position  
> today and took a full time job with my retail clinic. One of the  
> docs I work with at the hospital asked why I was leaving and I said  
> "because you didn't offer me a job" joking a little with him. He  
> answered seriously, "I can't afford to pay you!" I told him he  
> needed to reframe the idea and think how much money I could EARN  
> for his practice. But he still doesn't get it.
>
> Sue D in MI
>
>
>
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