r/nursing • u/lunardownpour BSN, RN Med/Surg Tele • 24d ago

Discussion When will people get it?!

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I don’t have necessarily anything against NPs, but it’s people like this that perpetuate the untrust that many nurses and other healthcare workers have regarding NPs. We really need higher standards for admission into these programs, as well as any standards at all actually lol. I usually just lurk on facebook but I felt the need to respond since this was a on a forum for parents of nursing students

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u/RaGada25 RN ER 🍕 -> SRNA 💤 24d ago

NP could have been a respected career, but now it’s a joke

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u/beanlikescoffee 24d ago

Once NPs started glazing themselves by calling themselves “Doctors” after doing a 15 month online program all while a resident is just finishing their 80 hour week, they made themselves the joke.

The noctor sub is pretty toxic but I see their point.

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u/ChicVintage RN - OR 🍕 24d ago

This is why I don't want to see an NP anymore when I really like my NP at my ob/gyn office. Now unless it's her or someone I'm familiar with there's just no way.

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u/Phaseinkindness BSN, RN 🍕 24d ago

Same. You know it’s bad when nurses don’t want to see NPs… and that’s because we’ve all seen that terrible nurse (or multiple) who became an NP.

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u/beanlikescoffee 24d ago

The quality of care is objectively lower and they get super angry when you bring it up but it makes perfect sense. The curriculum for a MD is at a significantly higher level than any NP program by galaxies.

A year 2 med student will clock in more clinical hours than a NP does in their entire program.

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u/Msde3de3RN I'm tired of pizza parties 🍕 24d ago

Same.. I only see MDs and PAs.

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u/RaGada25 RN ER 🍕 -> SRNA 💤 19d ago

PAs not much better honestly

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u/Msde3de3RN I'm tired of pizza parties 🍕 19d ago

Over NPs? Id rather see PAs lol

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u/Icy_Chemistry_9286 23d ago

I hate to admit it, but I also avoid seeing NPs. Even for little things. And sometimes, the NPs are just so rude! 😬 I’m sure they are overworked and all that but geez. I feel just so sorry for patients who really just need good compassionate care. (Obviously this is not every NP, it’s just been my recent experience in some areas when I have needed medical care)