My opinion

Just for the sake of asking the quesiton... Do you have a problem with NPs perscribing ect. Take a look at the difference in education between a (F)NP and a family doc.

*** I have a problem with NPs prescribing and so do most physicians. Believe me, just because the laws allow NPs to prescribe certain drugs does not mean that NPs are actually qualified to prescribe. You ask us to take a look at the difference in education between a NP and a family MD? Big, big, big difference! ***

MD, undergraduate, not in medicine. Medical School, 4 years, GP res. 1-3 years. Usually pvt. pract. following.

*** Undergraduate, not in medicine, but in premedical courses such as physics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, etc... The hardcore science classes unlike pre-nursing students.
Then began medical school and 3 years of residency. There is no such thing as a 1 year residency anymore so you can forget the 1-3 years that you quoted. It shows how much you know about the world of medicine. On the other hand, nursing students begin their nursing training right out of high school. Nursing courses taken during college, are not hard science course. Yes, nursing students learn how to make beds, take vital signs, and other nursing chores but don't expect any nursing student to know the pathophysiology, diagnosis or treatment of decubitus sores. A nursing student may be able to speak in medical jargons using terms like systole and diastole while taking vitals and but don't expect him to learn too much about the pathophysiology, etiology, diagnoses and treatments of congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, tetralogy of fallot, etc. just to name a few. ***

NP, undergraduate in nursing (BSN), 3 years hospital based experience as a RN (ICU, ER, OR, PICU, Critical Care are the requirements.. one of them), 2-3 years practitioner school, usually 12-24 mo. internship.

*** As stated above, that maybe all true, but the training is in nursing which means carrying out physician's orders, making beds, taking care of patients' hygiene, dispensing medications. Nursing students are not trained to think critically or in medical decision making. A nurse can execute a physician's orders all day long for 20 years but if he is never allowed to manage a patient independently, he will never gain enough experience or knowledge to manage a patient. ***

I believe that NPs are completely capable of performing everything and anything a family doc does. Where do you think they learned most of his/her clinical education, from other MDs? yeah right.

*** It's okay if you have that opinion but fortunately everyone who's sane doesn't think so. It's fortunate that most people are still able to differentiate between an MD (medical school and residency graduate) from a a NP (not a medical school and residency graduate). ***

But I would love to hear your opinions ect...

*** That is my opinion. ***

I do not agree with PhDs having Rx authority at all (psychologists) I think that ODs can Rx (oral) for infections but no oral pain meds, just topicals. DCs? NEVER! It is not their philosophy although you know some would love to Rx.

*** If nurses can prescribe why not the above professionals? Just your bias? ***

MD,DO,DDS,DPM,CRNA,NP, PA-C, are the only qualified personnel to order Rx. Agreed? Opinions welcome.

*** My opinion is only MD, DO, DDS, DPM, OD, and PA-C should prescribe as allowed by laws. Nurses have no business doing anything else but nursing. ***