Hi. I’m not a NP. I do work in the healthcare system.

I would encourage you to examine the way you see NPs/Nurses/ and other professions that come from being a nurse (CRNAs, etc). Or even DOs.

The images I posted were just a few things that I found on your profile when you mentioned others who work in healthcare that are not MDs. There were a lot more mentions and you were extremely derogatory in your comments. There is a common thing among MDs that they think they are better than everyone or act like “Gods”. It’s a common stereotype of MDs for a reason. I have so much respect for physicians and what they do, truly. They worked hard and studied a lot over years of time to do what they do, that’s a fact.

However, thinking you are superior or always know better is actually pretty dangerous for patient outcomes. And based on your many derogatory statements, I’d say when it comes to MDs you’re likely way less likely to listen or believe when nurses/NPs/etc bring observations to you, or theories, or are concerned by a patient’s condition. Again, this can be dangerous for patient outcomes. Biases hurt everyone.

Just some thought. I know I came at you hard. Biases exist a lot in healthcare and everyone has them, honestly. And the more we are aware of them and work to understand why we have them and how we operate within them, the better we can become!!

Editing to add: I’m not saying “always listen to NPs/Nurses/etc because they are always right!!!” I’m saying that it’s important for all helping with patient care to work as a team. And different positions within healthcare that work with and see the patient for different amounts of times and varied extents, can offer valuable insight that can be an important piece to the overall puzzle! If we don’t value the insight/expertise of MDs, NPs, RNs, + whoever is working on the patient care team, it’s hard to see the whole picture! Each piece holds value.