SDN-- Missing a Profession?

[Curious428]

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Okay okay. I might be opening up a can of worms here but I see there are a lot of subforums for different types of doctors on this site and I totally get how nurses have their own website and all butttttt....

....going for your PhD in nursing ain't easy and I find it funny that its not listed on this site but psychology is...interesttttinnnggg 😉


I get the whole patient confusion thing and that only physicians should be called doctors but its pretty funny to me lol.

 

[ogdavelee]

I'm almost positive that a Doctor of Nursing is a DNP which is a Nurse Practitioner which has the subforum of "Clinicians [RN/NP/PA]"

 

[Curious428]

Oh okay, awesome, didnt notice it. I ll check it out

 

[ogdavelee]

You're welcome! 😀 - Sorry if I came off as, rude? For lack of better words, I'm tired and just got off work :/

 

[Curious428]

It's all good, tell me about up studying for a pharm final on like 5 hrs of sleep the past 2 nights. crashing tomorrow! lol

 

[QofQuimica]

I'm almost positive that a Doctor of Nursing is a DNP which is a Nurse Practitioner which has the subforum of "Clinicians [RN/NP/PA]"

Correct.

Those who are pursuing academic nursing careers (i.e., a research or teaching PhD as opposed to a clinical DNP) should also check out the research forums. Most participants of the physician scientists forum are MD/PhDs, but PhDs with other allied health degrees (including RN/PhDs) are welcome to participate as well.

 

[Corpsman]

Also, all of the other professional sub forums are based on needing a doctorate for entry into practice. Nursing does not require a doctorate to practice, hence why it is lumped under the clinicians forum.

 

[box1]

nurses are the red-headed stepchildren of the medical industry. qualified and part of the family but step-children with hand-me-down tasks and levels of respect.

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Most nurses do a great job, but thanks to their unions and chip on their shoulder about physicians, they have over inflated their egos.

 

[ogdavelee]

Most nurses do a great job, but thanks to their unions and chip on their shoulder about physicians, they have over inflated their egos.

Can confirm, am LPN.

It's as if it's a cruel, sadistic hierarchy. I've witnessed Physicians berate RNs who in turn berate us LPNs who also in turn berate the CNAs. Good times had by all!

 

[prettyNURSEtoMD]

I'm almost positive that a Doctor of Nursing is a DNP which is a Nurse Practitioner which has the subforum of "Clinicians [RN/NP/PA]"

You do not have to be a NP to have a DNP, only a MSN, which can be obtained outside of being a nurse practitioner. I just wanted to clarify that.

 

[prettyNURSEtoMD]

Most nurses do a great job, but thanks to their unions and chip on their shoulder about physicians, they have over inflated their egos.

Hey hey now! Not all of us 🙂 I'm not in a union either.