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CaliforniaPeggy

(150,262 posts)
1. Now, THAT is a topic worth drinking to, my dear Aristus!
Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:30 PM
Dec 2023

I'm so happy that you now love going to work!

Merry Christmas!

OAITW r.2.0

(25,212 posts)
3. Question....on the pecking order of an NP or PA....who rules?
Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:40 PM
Dec 2023

My NP is my PCP....she is awesome. I call her Doc.

Aristus

(66,819 posts)
4. I don't recognize a pecking order on the subject.
Thu Dec 14, 2023, 11:45 PM
Dec 2023

There are a lot of ARNP’s whom I admire and respect very much. I don’t feel superior to any of them.

In fact, one of my new colleagues has earned a doctorate in nursing practice. That’s quite impressive.

Aristus

(66,819 posts)
6. Yes, I'm a PA. AFAIK, Nurse Practitioners, at least in Washington State,
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 12:01 AM
Dec 2023

can prescribe medications without approval. After all, ARNP’s do not practice under a supervising physician as PA’s do.

Aristus

(66,819 posts)
8. Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 12:09 AM
Dec 2023

The main difference between NP’s and PA’s is that NP’s are trained on the nursing school model, while PA’s are trained on the medical school model.

OAITW r.2.0

(25,212 posts)
9. So, that means some are trained to think like a nurse and some are trained to think like a doctor?
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 12:14 AM
Dec 2023

But both have the same medical background?

Aristus

(66,819 posts)
10. That's a good way of putting it.
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 12:31 AM
Dec 2023

But skill in diagnostics is paramount. And I’ve seen some excellent ARNP diagnosticians.

OAITW r.2.0

(25,212 posts)
12. Thanks for the convo. Doc.
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 12:40 AM
Dec 2023

I thought PA's had prescription control.

What I found on Google-

APRNs deliver a particular type of care in a role such as nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner. Nurse practitioners focus on a particular population, from the very broad family practice to the very narrow neonatal population.

Then I found this-

Physician assistants train using the medical model, similar to physicians, which means they focus on the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease that the patient has. Nurse practitioners train on the nursing model, which means they focus on the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of the patient with the disease.

Did not know and thought the PA had a step above the NP.

Hermit-The-Prog

(34,078 posts)
13. Does this mean you can give me a brain transplant?
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 05:06 AM
Dec 2023

Mine seems to be a bit worn out. It glitches every now and then.

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