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DNP Introduced to the Public
January 21, 2009 8:44 AM by Jill Rollet

Monday's Bismark (N.D.) Tribune ran a positive article introducing the role of nurse practitioners with a DNP to the public. "Nurse Who Is Also a Doctor" featured nurse practitioner Stacey Pfenning, who has a doctor of nursing practice degree. Although Read More...

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Talking to Reporters
August 11, 2008 7:56 AM by Jill Rollet

A nice article about nurse practitioners showed up in the New York City edition of yesterday's New York Times . Although titled " Yes, the P.A. Will See You Now ," the article looks at both physician assistant and NP roles, and it does a good job covering Read More...

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Opportunity Lost
May 1, 2008 8:09 AM by Jill Rollet

The article starts out promising good PR for nurse practitioners: "Peggy O'Donnell, a Lynbrook nurse practitioner, knows a thing or two about picking a good primary care physician." This is O'Donnell's opportunity to explain that an NP often can be your Read More...

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Many New NP Practices … and a Resource
April 23, 2008 7:48 AM by Jill Rollet

I have only anecdotal evidence, but it seems that there are a lot of new NP practices opening out there. In the past few weeks, I've received four Practice Snapshot surveys from NPs who've been in business just since the end of 2007 — two of whom I convinced Read More...

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The Name Game
March 26, 2008 8:44 AM by Jill Rollet

We can keep pointing out the differences between NPs and physician assistants, but other health care professionals often want to speak about the two groups together. When they do, they encounter a language problem. Instead of referring to the single group Read More...

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Did You Go to Provider School?
January 16, 2008 8:03 AM by Jill Rollet

An article in the Jan. 6 New York Times Fashion and Style section highlights the rising cachet of the creative professions and the loss of prestige among lawyers and physicians. Physicians interviewed for the article lament know-it-all patients and the Read More...

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