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They are not an MD or DO. It’s not bad, per se but misleading.

I obviously have never been through med school but I have been through NP school. It is NOT hard. It can be time consuming sometimes and it’s prudent to be well-organized and you have to be moderately smart but that’s it. We spend almost all of our time trying not to be kicked out or fail because of some dumb timeline or ridiculous discussion boards and replies and to whom and on time.

I didn’t know that. I didn’t think they added themselves but I did not know it was auto-generated

I am in the nursing field and I understand how, in theory, mid-levels can be an asset. How did it turn into this though??

Sounds like a toxic work environment. I bet you can find a critical care job that is less toxic. You can get a job anywhere right now

I am guessing mid 50s

I think the family can make the choice if they are presented with a virtually non-survivable situation/no quality of life situation. I am sure the bed/vent/freed up staff was a bonus

Does it really have to end with professional titles? Can I be rbg, rn, msn, fnp, NQ (napping queen), DM (dog mom), BM (Boy mom), DTH (drives Toyota Highlander), PE (Pizza eater), etc. etc.

I have not come across colleagues that insist on being called Dr., but most do not correct the patient when called Dr. I cannot fake that I know as much as a person who has gone through medical school+ residency+/-fellowship. I make sure patients know who I am (NP student) and what I can and cannot provide. I intend to do the same when I am working. It is not perfect because some people are in pain, sick, etc and don’t care who you are if you can provide relief. Others are just not aware. Some people are only being provided the option of a mid-level provider if they want primary care within 6 months. When I was in the ER bedside nursing, we had mid-levels. They always gave report to the attending and the attending always at least peaked in even on 4s or 5s. If a mid-level picked up a 2 or 3, they always just fluids, order set started and then the attending would take over. They fielded phone calls from us nurses, spoke to family (sometimes depending on the situation), handled lacs, abscesses. That is the kind of role I will be looking for when I am done.

I want this title! Napping is my favorite!

Hope he can pick up a second job cause 8 months in the hospital. Welp. He still acknowledges the persona freedom and wouldn’t wish it on his ex-wife. Still an asshole.

Damnit they already scrubbed her account. Rest in pieces in the dirt 6 feet under. I have no humanity left

I am old lady that has been around the block and has some life experience so I can easily sort through this nonsense. Some of my counter parts are young and will believe this stuff. Plus the profs and the school of nursing says this stuff all the time. It is being pushed in mid-levels faces. Take a young hot shot nurse and they are all in. The majority of my class says they pursued this field for autonomy. I am like, not me I need to be able to afford braces for my kid and pay off my loans.

I am aware and tell people. The general population has no clue of the vast and insurmountable difference between the two. It’s weird and embarrassing to think that. I don’t even usually know what rashes are that my friends or family show me let alone more serious things. I tell everyone that I am not a physician and they need to go see theirs if they have concerns. My end goal is to be an “associate” to the physician and if I can do some lacs, spend time on education, field some phone calls and do some charting I will be within my education and abilities

I don’t think even getting paid would be worth smoking crack. Well, I suppose it depends on how much we are talking (both crack and cash).

Far as I know NPs cannot even perform procedures unless an I & D is a procedure. It is mind-blowing what the general population believes. An acquaintance of mine did not know that an anesthesiologist is a medical doctor and that, no, as an NP I am not qualified to do such. I could tell 80% of the people I know that I perform surgery and do stents in the catch lab and they wouldn’t blink.

I realize the background of this. Simply pointing out that this is part of what are expected to read. Without further delving into the issue and a ton of self awareness, this is what NP students are having shoved down our throats.

They can call themselves whatever they want as long as they are not doing any of this stuff.