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Oh brother, can you believe it? Talk about far fetched! I have a friend who is one and this is a tough program. Almost like med school. I had to laugh when Mel talked about getting into the “accelerated program.”
She’ll be practicing in about a week!!As I recall she finished nursing school just a couple of days after she was shot at her wedding. Anything is possible. Heck, I don’t even recall her going to high school, but I remember Nick? making a cake for her 16th or 17th birtday then she was older than everyone else and getting married. Honestly don’t see her as a nurse practitioner, that is pretty far-fetched for her. And what’s the point/purpose of that? Probably a plot driven storyline.
They are almost a doctor. They can practice by themselves, they can write prescriptions and the schooling is not much short of getting an MD.
My neice has a practice treating native Americans in Nevada. She is responsible to an MD who oversees her work but she is mainly on her own. She can’t perform surgery but she can set broken bones, order tests and stuff your primary physician would usually do.
Here’s a good explanation:
I thought she said the fast-track portion involved getting her college credits that she needs to then go on to being a NP. Although I thought all nurses today required a bachelor’s degree or am I wrong on that score? Not, of course that it means anything on DOOL.
My niece is just beginning her NP education and I believe it is going to take her 6 years to achieve. She is doing 2 years at Community College after which, if her grades are good enough, she is guaranteed acceptance into Drexel University’s NP program which I think is another four years. I’m sure Mel will be a NP by September.
When I worked in Chicago one of the large orthopedic practices had a nurse practitioner and after they did surgery she’d be the one to follow-up with the patients, write all orders and discharge. When I moved to Alabama there are CRNP (Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner) offices all over. Some are in with MD’s and some are free standing. They can see and treat patients. Admit to hospitals and do pretty much anything a doc does but do need an MD to answer to. A lot of the patients like the CRNP’s better than the docs as they feel they have more time for them and actually listen.
They have probably decided that she needs to be a doctor, like her parents. Since she’s a nurse practitioner, they will probably let her go to med school for one semester so that she can be an MD in six months.
is her ultimate goal, she wouldn’t bother with the NP. It’s almost the same amount of education. The difference is they don’t have to do all the internships and residencies. You need at least a masters to be an NP.
In Ontario, you need a four year nursing degree to become an RN, After you complete 4000 hours as a practicing nurse, you return for another two/three year program to become a NP. I have not yet looked into whether or not you need a masters degree to enter the program, but I know you need a masters to teach in the nursing program.
to become a nurse, that she would be a doctor inside a years time…I wouldn’t want a twit with her temper tantrums working on me or my loved ones…but then I don’t watch DOOL anymore…for exactly this reason…there is no rhyme or reason to the writing…so I could be incorrect and Mel’s done a 180…maybe? Nahhhhhhhhh…
didn’t think so…isn’t she the same little whiney, pouting, twisty-mouth little fly off the handle girl? I think the area they’re in also has a lot to do with what they do, not laws and regulations but opportunity. In a large city you’ve got doctors and specialists coming out the wazoo but in a small town or rural area not so much and the docs that are here are so overwhelmed that a NP has more of an opportunity to work independently.
DeeLan, when I had my first baby, I did research into midwives, since I had friends in other states who were happy with their midwife experiences. I didn’t find any in my area, but I did find out that different states have different regulations regarding midwives. In some states, you must first be a nurse practioner to be a licensed midwive, able to deliver babies in a hospital.
First, she said the program she is in now is to get into the program to be a NP. She doesn’t have a degree so she needs the extra college credits to first get in. She has always been highly praised as being a very good nurse and I think she was at the top of her class. I think the SL is going to be eventually she is a Dr. They need to make sure the younger generation has some Drs in it since the hospital is a huge part of the show.
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