California ’s Statute Restricting Use of Moniker ‘Doctor’ to Only Physicians and Surgeons Challenged by Nurse Practitioners in Court Case

Plaintiffs claim state is criminalizing speaking the truth about their earned advanced degrees Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) is the highest degree that can be acquired by a nurse practitioner (NP). But can NPs who achieve this degrees call themselves doctors? What about others who hold doctorates, such as PhDs in clinical laboratories? According to […] The post California’s Statute Restricting Use of Moniker ‘Doctor’ to Only Physicians and Surgeons Challenged by Nurse Practitioners in Court Case appeared first on Dark Daily.
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