Comments on: Is UnitedHealth behind the "Dr. Nurse"?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:41:00 +0000

Mike, the post is not about her calling herself a doctor, it’s criticizing her for a financial incentive in doing so, and implying that her advocacy is purchased and may not be genuine and/or based on facts or what is best for medicine or patients.

Physicians do the same thing all the time. Why so hypocritical?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:30:00 +0000

Reason #4563 to despise the perpetually disreputable UnitedHealth.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:50:00 +0000

maybe we can put cna’s through a weekend course, and give them prescription-writing capabilities too.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Anon 4:29

Way to ignore the issue at hand. Do you really see nothing wrong with nurses calling themselves doctors? Well then, if I were you, the next time you call a doctors' office, I would INSIST that you see a nurse ONLY! Refuse to see a doctor and insist on the NP around.

I'm guessing you won't, but why not. Its the same, right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:29:00 +0000

Kevin, don’t you ever feel a little hypocritical crowing about others advocating for legislation that benefits their bottom line when you do it all the time?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:20:00 +0000

What do you expect? We are all "providers" now, a term that irks me to no end!

In the future NPs can call themselves "doctor" legally. Uh huh. And patients won't know the difference.

Poor PAs. Left out in the cold.

I propose we change our degrees to "RMD" - REAL Medical Doctor.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Conflict of interest if I have ever seen one!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:47:00 +0000

wow, lots of interesting stuff presented there. i wonder if she will comment.