Doctor of Nursing Practice: Difference between revisions

Some critics have argued that there is scope for patients and service users to be confused about whether they are consulting a physician or a nurse if nurses use the title "doctor" in a clinical setting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gaddis |first=Gary |date=2022 |title=Nurses With a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) Should Not Call Themselves "Doctor" in a Clinical Setting |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36118817/ |journal=Missouri Medicine |volume=119 |issue=4 |pages=314–320 |issn=0026-6620 |pmc=9462903 |pmid=36118817}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Miller |first=Jason E. |date=2008-11-04 |title=The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Recognizing a Need or Graying the Line Between Doctor and Nurse? |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605113/ |journal=The Medscape Journal of Medicine |volume=10 |issue=11 |pages=253 |issn=1934-1997 |pmc=2605113 |pmid=19099003}}</ref> Lawsuits have also resulted from this confusion, where holders of the DNP have referred to themself with the title doctor in clinical settings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NP Fined $20K for Advertising Herself as 'Doctor Sarah' |url=https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984389 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Medscape |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JD |first=Ann W. Latner |date=2023-06-06 |title=DNP Sued for Referring to Herself as Doctor |url=https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/my-practice/legal-advisor/dnp-sued-for-use-of-doctor/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Clinical Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> In some US states, there is a legal basis limiting nurses using the title of doctor in clinical practice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FNP |first=Julee Waldrop, DNP, PNP |date=2013-03-13 |title=State medical boards trying to limit who can be called "Doctor" |url=https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/the-waiting-room/state-medical-boards-trying-to-limit-who-can-be-called-doctor/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Clinical Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> However, in some US states nursednurses are bringing their own legal arguements to facilitate their legal use of the title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Nurse Practitioners Sue The State Of California Over Right To Use 'Doctor' In Titles {{!}} NurseJournal |url=https://nursejournal.org/articles/nurse-practitioner-doctor-title/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=nursejournal.org |language=en-US}}</ref>