I also am drowning in charts. I bring home charts to work on every day and often spend my weekends wrapping up notes that I can't get to. I would rather spend my time doing that than not be able to actively listen to my patients during their visits. I will be eternally grateful when my practice goes to electronic charting so I can get finished ...

I also don't believe that the current DNP programs are preparing us more clinically from what I've seen of the programs. I am not prepared to shell out any more than the 83,000 that I owe now for ANY more theory or research. I want the real meat of clinical information. How to better care for my patients with proven data and to become recognized ...

I am sorry to hear that physician extenders is being used as a title as well. My collaborating MD often refers to himself as my helper since I see 90 percent of the patients where I work. I haven't received any notification yet from BCBS. I'll have to check with my billing office.

I agree with you totally on this issue. I can't afford to leave my job and definitely can't afford to add more student loans to my already huge debt load for something that won't make my practice any different in terms of money or insurance recognition. I'll hang around and watch for a little while.

You are welcome to copy any explanation that you find from my websites. I hope you find something to comment on while you are there too.

This is one of the main reasons why I have decided to sit back and watch the DNP issue for a while. I can't afford to go back to school and work full time and not get reimbursed for it. If it doesn't mean full reimbursement from the insurance companies or that we can't have prescription authority in Florida, or independent practice, what's the ...

It's about time that we are recognized as the primary care providers that we've been for a long time.

I work in a small town in North Florida and am lucky enough to have a doctor collaborate with me in the office on four day a week. Before he moved to the office, I would have to send patients 20 minutes away to the next office to get their controls signed. Most of my patients don't have the transportation to come to the office, let alone drive an ...

I agree that sometimes it's hard to figure out how to refer to ourselves. My patients still refer to me as a doctor but I am very quick to point out that I'm a NP. I think that we are more effective than MDs because we do come from a nursing background and listen to our patients a little closer. I have to say though that more of the younger MDs ...

We all know that having pre-signed scripts is illegal. I would never use them because I value my degree more than that. If someone insisted, I would change jobs. Simple as that. <a href="http://www.arnp.blogspot.com>The Nurse Practitioner's Place</a>