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Before you read this and think oh boy here we go again, or not another one of these threads let me explain lol. As an NP I am not the same as a lot I've met. First off I am against NP's being completely independent. I do think there is a solution for that (I will map out later lol) I have been reading this forum for years and have seen the way NP's are viewed on here. I was an LPN and after 8 years of that I enrolled into a BSN program. Knowing the goal was to be an NP I was determined to not be one of the "idiots" that are anecdotally talked about on here lol. And as a skeptic I understand the dunning-kruger effect. So as I was finishing up my pre-req's for my BSN I took additional science electives (Chem, Bio, etc.) that were not required. I downloaded every book, program, and app that I saw on SDN that is used for MS1 and MS2 (thank god for torrents lol). So for Pathophysiology I read Robbins, and watched Dr. Najeeb, and Pathoma. For Medical Micro I read BRS, Micro made easy..., and watched sketchy. Bate's and UCSD for physical. etc.
I then applied to a NP program that had more clinical hours than the other programs (still not enough) it also had an advanced physiology course and additional cardiology specialization courses. (I took those to gain knowledge for IM not to work in Cards) Due to the low hours I did additional hours with friends that are MD/NP in various areas between semesters/weekends. Of course during all this I continued to read Robbins etc.
After graduation I still wasn't satisfied with my knowledge so I did a one year "residency" in IM with inpatient and outpatient rotations.
Now I practice with another NP and MD in IM and see both out/inpatient. I continue to get supervision but do see more complex patients that most NP's.
I posted this not to try to prove that I'm "equivalent" or to pretend I'm an MD but to show that some of use take learning seriously and that there are rare NP's that take extra time to learn outside of their terrible training. I'm actually about to enter a DNP program in Psych just so I can learn more. (staying in IM though)
With that said what additional things can I do to be a better provider? (before some comedian says "go to med school" I'm not doing that lol) It is possible to learn outside of school..don't bash me too much lol
I then applied to a NP program that had more clinical hours than the other programs (still not enough) it also had an advanced physiology course and additional cardiology specialization courses. (I took those to gain knowledge for IM not to work in Cards) Due to the low hours I did additional hours with friends that are MD/NP in various areas between semesters/weekends. Of course during all this I continued to read Robbins etc.
After graduation I still wasn't satisfied with my knowledge so I did a one year "residency" in IM with inpatient and outpatient rotations.
Now I practice with another NP and MD in IM and see both out/inpatient. I continue to get supervision but do see more complex patients that most NP's.
I posted this not to try to prove that I'm "equivalent" or to pretend I'm an MD but to show that some of use take learning seriously and that there are rare NP's that take extra time to learn outside of their terrible training. I'm actually about to enter a DNP program in Psych just so I can learn more. (staying in IM though)
With that said what additional things can I do to be a better provider? (before some comedian says "go to med school" I'm not doing that lol) It is possible to learn outside of school..don't bash me too much lol