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So my state psychiatry association is having a vote about whether we should change our name from the Oregon Psychiatric Association to the Oregon Psychiatric Physician Association basically as a way to differentiate from (and you know exclude) psychiatric nurse practitioners. Apparently based on a poll of members, 80% wanted this change, and they mentioned that other state psychiatric associations have made similar moves. What do you guys think?
I'm sitting out here voting no after reading a lot of articles in the mainstream media about the conflicts between nurse practitioners and physicians and realizing that we're really losing the public relations battle here (at least from looking at articles in mainstream media sources). We do have more training than nurse practitioners, and I definitely want to protect my income, but I'm thinking measures like these are only going to make us look worse, potentially isolate us and hurt us in the long run.
Do you work with nurse practitioners? Are you worried about facing a decreasing income because of them? What is and should their role be in your work? To complicate things for me, my sister is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, which could lead to some ugly holiday meals.
I'm sitting out here voting no after reading a lot of articles in the mainstream media about the conflicts between nurse practitioners and physicians and realizing that we're really losing the public relations battle here (at least from looking at articles in mainstream media sources). We do have more training than nurse practitioners, and I definitely want to protect my income, but I'm thinking measures like these are only going to make us look worse, potentially isolate us and hurt us in the long run.
Do you work with nurse practitioners? Are you worried about facing a decreasing income because of them? What is and should their role be in your work? To complicate things for me, my sister is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, which could lead to some ugly holiday meals.