A Nurse Practitioner's View

I frequently peruse the local NP job offerings and am constantly amazed at the lack of knowledge regarding NP practice within these postings. Below are a few of may favorites: "NP or RN needed" - umm , do you know that there is huge scope of practice difference?!?! Not to put down any of our RN sisters & brothers (after all, we are all RNs first!) However, the scope of practice of each is very different. "Work under the supervision of..." - Get the terminology correct. If you are in NY State (as I am) NPs work in collaboration with our physician colleagues. I can't imagine that this would be a terribly supportive environment. "Competitive Salary" - $35 -40/hour or $60,000 - $70,000/year is not competitive at all, it's insulting. "Must be a team player..." - The word "team" is thrown an awful lot. In the true sense of the word, it would mean that you are an individual grouped with similar individuals for the purpose of a co...

There is a physician blogger that uses every opportunity that he can to minimize , patronize and belittle the NP role and he is at it again . I refuse to leave a comment on his blog since others who have induce a tirade of back and forth nonsense that gets no where. He can track back to my post and maybe read this blog and maybe gain some relevant insight into NP practice. I must now return to counting tongue blades since that is as complex as this nurse practitioner gets. One, two, seven....damn!