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'Doctor:' for physicians only?(from Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses)

Publication: MedSurg Nursing
Publication Date: 01-FEB-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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A colleague of mine is a graduate nursing student, very excited about practicing as an advanced practice nurse in the near future. She told the physician she has worked with for many years that she was in graduate school to become a nurse practitioner. My colleague was stunned by the which be...

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...physician's response, was "Why are you doing that, you still won't a doctor?" Perhaps you are thinking that this an isolated response by a physician who does not have an appreciation for the role of the advanced practice nurse or for the doctorally prepared nurse.

At the most recent meeting of the Nursing Organizations Alliance, a coalition of more than 70 nursing specialty groups, discussion ensued regarding efforts by physician groups (Scope of Practice Partnership)...

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