A midlevel provider who went to school for 6-7 years. Many have an MSN but the DNP degree has been introduced to try to blur the lines with Physicians who instead train for a minimum of 11 years. NPs use this obscurity in an attempt to validate their claims for unsupervised practice. Additionally, many graduate nursing programs are degree mills boasting 100% acceptance rates and 100% online coursework. NPs serve an important place in healthcare but are best paired with a supervising Physician.
Nurse Practitioner: "I wanted to be a doctor but the MCAT wasn't open-book, so I went to the University of PhoenixMSN program with online exams".
she's the real friend the one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. CEO of cracking lame jokes and then accusing you of not laughing at it, She makes sure you keep laughing and increase your RBC’s. She is always there as your 2 a.m. friend, giving you life advices, over every single issue which bothers you. And the bonus is she never ever judges you, She's ''that girl'' who's nice to everyone whether they deserve it or not. she's ''home''
Nurses feel the need to let people know they are nurses. Similar to name-dropping, a nurse-drop is when a nurse tells you that they are a nurse very randomly in a conversation without the subject matter even being relevant to the topic.
Nurse drop:
Person A: Hey have you eaten at that new restaurant? It's really good...
Nurse: Yeah I've been, it's pretty good. I'm a nurse so I have a distinguishing palate.