This is in reply to the previous post, actually Nurse Practitioners soon will not be able to become Nurse Practitioners (if this has not happened already) unless they have a PhD. Up until now, a master's is required. So they will have to work hard for their title (and believe me, they work very hard for their Master's). Also, they work under physicians because although they can prescribe medications, a physician must "approve" their prescriptions and held responsible for it. I highly doubt that any NP is referring to herself as a doctor, their title reads ARNP, not MD.
As far as my experience with them, my mother is diabetic and is being treated by an NP. She is very thorough at visits and is genuinely concerned about the effects of the medications that she prescribes. So, I would also have to say that I think they're great.
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This is in reply to the previous post, actually Nurse Practitioners soon will not be able to become Nurse Practitioners (if this has not happened already) unless they have a PhD. Up until now, a master's is required. So they will have to work hard for their title (and believe me, they work very hard for their Master's). Also, they work under physicians because although they can prescribe medications, a physician must "approve" their prescriptions and held responsible for it. I highly doubt that any NP is referring to herself as a doctor, their title reads ARNP, not MD.
June 11, 2009 - 5:43amAs far as my experience with them, my mother is diabetic and is being treated by an NP. She is very thorough at visits and is genuinely concerned about the effects of the medications that she prescribes. So, I would also have to say that I think they're great.
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