ArstanWhitebeard

I'm a senior in a BSN, RN program and both my parents are dentists. First of all, this law is ridiculous. Nurse practitioners, even those with a DNP(Doctor of nursing practice) are not nearly educated to the extent of MDs. There is a tremendous amount of chemistry and biochemistry that MDs get that are necessary building blocks to truely understanding pharmacology. Nurse practitioners DO NOT get anywhere close to this level of knowledge. Removing MD supervision would be a huge mistake and people WILL die if this nonsense is passed.

As far as the name thing goes. Call yourself a freakin physician. A lot of people have earned doctorates/PhDs in their field and have earned the respect of being called Doctor.