As more nurse practitioners earn doctorates, physicians push to limit use of ‘Dr.’ honorific https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112323_medical_titles/as-more-nurse-practitioners-earn-doctorates-physicians-push-limit-use-dr-honorific/
Under pressure from physicians groups, an increasing number of states are weighing restrictions barring those holding a doctorate of nursing practice degree from using the “Dr.” title in clinical settings, amid a a shortage of doctors and an explosion of nurse practitioners with doctorates.
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