MD & DO Should non-physicians wear white coats?

[W19]

The other day a nurse practitioner (DNP) introduced herself as "doctor" to me... She probably noticed that I

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[762513]

The other day a nurse practitioner (DNP) introduced herself as "doctor" to me... She probably noticed that I

You’re amazing!

 

[W19]

You’re amazing!

Not as amazing as DNP ...

 

[762513]

Not as amazing as DNP ...

You’re incredible! All of SDN knows it! You prob don’t need to remind anyone anymore, we all know!

 

[W19]

You’re incredible! All of SDN knows it! You prob don’t need to remind anyone anymore, we all know!

Are you a doctor, too?

 

[762513]

Are you a doctor, too?

No matter what I am, I could never be as incredible as you. That’s all that matters!

 

[W19]

No matter what I am, I could never be as incredible as you. That’s all that matters!

I am the one going around the hospital introducing myself as "doctor" when I didn't even get prompted...


Or I am the one coming to SDN every day arguing with a bunch of type A people about how good my profession is...

 

[762513]

I am the one going around the hospital introducing myself as "doctor" when I didn't even get prompted...


Or I am the one coming to SDN every day arguing with a bunch of type A people about how good my profession is...

I’m not arguing about anything, I’m just providing you the praise and validation you desperately need! Great job! Go you!

 

[W19]

I’m not arguing about anything, I’m just providing you the praise and validation you desperately need! Great job! Go you!

I feel a lot better now... Thanks.

 

[762513]

I feel a lot better now... Thanks.

I'm glad, I know you need it Have a great day, Doc.

 

[W19]

I'm glad, I know you need it Have a great day, Doc.

same...

 

[Tenk]

Funny story about coats. One of the doctors I work with and a good friend of mine decided we should be pulmonologists for our ED shift one Halloween. Pulm doctors are notorious for wearing scrubs with either a blazer or suit jacket. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money though and definitely didn’t want to wear real jackets in the ED, so we made our way to the thrift store and bought a couple suit jackets for $5. Everything was going great until I had a code. So I’m running this code in a $5 thrift store jacket and then I have to talk to the family and I forgot I was wearing it. Got some strange looks.

Worth it.

On topic: white coats suck.

 

[BabyDaddy]

Look, Drs should just start wearing wife-beaters! When everyone copies, we switch to scrubs and the joke's on them

Ironically, half the Drs. introduce themselves by their first name, and the NPs introduce themselves as Dr.

 

[BabyDaddy]

Funny story about coats. One of the doctors I work with and a good friend of mine decided we should be pulmonologists for our ED shift one Halloween. Pulm doctors are notorious for wearing scrubs with either a blazer or suit jacket. We didn’t want to spend a lot of money though and definitely didn’t want to wear real jackets in the ED, so we made our way to the thrift store and bought a couple suit jackets for $5. Everything was going great until I had a code. So I’m running this code in a $5 thrift store jacket and then I have to talk to the family and I forgot I was wearing it. Got some strange looks.

Worth it.

On topic: white coats suck.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
This.
New look I'm going for: Scrubs, blazer, bandana/mohawk. I'll get mad respect.

 

[Ho0v-man]

DNP’s are pretty well rounded; they usually have a chip on both shoulders.

Well then that’s a minimum of four white coat pockets needed. One for each chip, one for the brain of a doctor, and another for the heart of a nurse.