Doctors of Nursing Practice, Inc. and the DNP Online Community | Dr. Ron | Activity https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/members/ron/activity/ Activity feed for Dr. Ron. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:17:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 8c93bc7731125a561eea2745db21abdd Dr. Ron replied to the topic Bills restricting or banning nurses with doctorate degrees from using "doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/bills-restricting-or-banning-nurses-with-doctorate-degrees-from-using-doctor/#post-47569 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:53:17 -0500 As an update, the AB 765 (Wood) Physician Medical Specialty Titles is on Hold in committee as of May 18, 2023.

HELD UNDER SUBMISSION — An action taken by a committee when a bill is heard in committee and there is an indication that the author and the committee members want to work on or discuss the bill further, but there is no motion for the b…[Read more]

]]> 0 e6f8a490f71fe5130dd09e8b8c701642 Dr. Ron replied to the topic Bills restricting or banning nurses with doctorate degrees from using "doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/bills-restricting-or-banning-nurses-with-doctorate-degrees-from-using-doctor/#post-46438 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:24:45 -0400 Hi all,

As it turns out, it is not just NPs affected by this legislation or any related bills. Those who hold PhDs or EdDs may likewise be restricted from using it. What if a PhD does both academic and clinical settings? Should their students stop calling them doctor when they step into a clinical setting?

This has become more of a global…[Read more]

]]> 0 86bdee33db54284dad0410e2e813ca62 Dr. Ron replied to the topic Bills restricting or banning nurses with doctorate degrees from using "doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title https://doctorsofnursingpractice.org/forums/topic/bills-restricting-or-banning-nurses-with-doctorate-degrees-from-using-doctor/#post-45942 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:07:44 -0400 As I am sure we are aware, in California Legislation, there is a bill by Wood (AB 765) that is going through legislation that makes it a misdemeanor to use the tile “doctor” unless he/she is a physician or surgeon. There are a number of PhD, DNP, EdD nurses who have earned this title. A lot of nurses (not just DNPs) will be affected — what can…[Read more]

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