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In reply to the discussion: UPS receives 667 packs of playing cards for Walsh after open letter circulates [View all]3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)39. Thank you for your acceptance of nurse practitioners.
I'm an NP and have been since 1976. When I stated my current position almost 23 years ago, I had to tell our receptionists not to ask parents, "Would you mind seeing the nurse practitioner?" Asking people if they "mind" suggests that maybe they should mind. Medical practices would not hire us if they did not consider us highly qualified.
Just say, "I have a 10:00 AM appointment available with the NP, or a 2:00 PM with the doctor."
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UPS receives 667 packs of playing cards for Walsh after open letter circulates [View all]
babylonsister
Apr 2019
OP
Better get some before they're sold out.... only 10 decks left (after I bought 2)
groundloop
Apr 2019
#40
Yes, You are Exactly Right. However, it's Safe to Say the Majority of Nurses Are Female
dlk
Apr 2019
#24
As a former teacher (and a guy) I know of what you speak. No offense at all taken!
CurtEastPoint
Apr 2019
#29
Walsh agreed to shadow a nurse for 12 hours? She better bring her fucking running shoes
Maru Kitteh
Apr 2019
#6
For Those With Cinder Blocks Between Their Ears (Cement with Holes in the Middle), Good Luck!
dlk
Apr 2019
#7
Probably the same "promise" that the blow-hard fox spigot used for trying out water-boarding.
erronis
Apr 2019
#21
i am a a-fib patient. ive been in my local hospital for that and other things over the years ,
AllaN01Bear
Apr 2019
#19
I'm pretty sure that most people hardly ever see a "real doctor" anymore...
Wounded Bear
Apr 2019
#27
You folks - you NPs, ARNPs - you are the BACKBONE of medicine these days.
Haggis for Breakfast
Apr 2019
#41
Hopefully when she's up for reelection this is brought up every where she goes.
blueinredohio
Apr 2019
#35
She ought to start learning some card tricks. Here's my favorite: "Go ahead and pick a card . . .
tclambert
Apr 2019
#33
That letter made me tear up. I can't believe this lady thinks nurses sit around playing cards
Luciferous
Apr 2019
#43