I went to a party last weekend and was introduced as a Nurse Practitioner. Someone asked, "What is the difference between you and a doctor?" Another person answered on my behalf, "She actually cares if and when you're not actually sick yet!" What a perfect description. It made me feel proud that the word on the street is that NPs are more about health promotion than physicians. I know this is changing and a physician could argue about this.
I know not everyone knows what a NP is. The other day, when someone heard i was a nurse practitioner, they responded, "My sister is a nursing assistant." Hmpf. And my cats breath smells like cat food.
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- LissyJo
- I work at a family practice clinic as a nurse practitioner part time, and have 2 young girls. I live in s mpls and enjoy exercising, keeping in touch with the goingson in my 'hood and posting my thoughts here.
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3 comments:
Once you get your lactation certification does it stand for "Nipple Pusher"?
I think "Nipple Promoter" would sound a lot less heavy handed, and would give the title more of a positive spin....
hahaha, your brother is a card.
Ever since a young doctor misdiagnosed a breast lump while trying to jab a huge needle into it to 'drain' it only to suck blood out of me and then an NP correctly diagnosed the said lump and made sure I received proper treatment... well, you know where I stand.
Things still hectic on your end?
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