https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/members/awhitchurch/activity/ Activity feed for Andrea M Whitchurch. Sat, 02 May 2026 13:03:39 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 c401afb8130fc3103df8d922fc2611bb https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/review-these-thoughts-from-deborah-tannen-share-your-thoughts-and-comments/#post-41494 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:36:35 -0500 As we continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a “return to normalcy” creates anxieties for many about returning to public interactions. In addition, in some health care settings, it has all but been forgotten that there are many other diseases/ailments that can have similar symptoms to COVID and require medical attention, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 10ac269f3c676457b4f283446e586cc9 https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/a-great-article-about-quelling-the-nursing-shortage-short-and-sweet/#post-41493 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:06:30 -0500 While I agree that the nursing shortage needs to be addressed, I disagree with the author’s solution of placing senior nursing students in hospitals to fulfill their graduation requirements and bridge the staffing gap. I work in an academic medical center. Today’s senior nursing students had reduced (if any) clinical experiences due to the…[Read more]

]]> 0 9997e030511f8ec8883def93805d19fb https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/the-discouragement-received-from-nurse-colleagues-when-pursuing-dnp/page/2/#post-41306 Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:07:12 -0500 I haven’t necessarily received negative comments, so much as a questioning of general confusion as to a DNP not being strictly a Nurse Practitioner. As soon as I say that I am enrolled in a DNP program, the assumption is that I and becoming a Nurse Practitioner. Of course, I go on to explain that the DNP is the degree and that there are 4…[Read more]

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