Tomorrow in The Lounge: Friday Night Drinking Thread.

[Aristus]

Topic to drink to: I no longer dread going to work.

Looking forward to the weekend.

I love you all…

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Now, THAT is a topic worth drinking to, my dear Aristus!

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

Merry Christmas!

[GP6971]

2. Welcome back!!

Been wondering where you were. Probably consumed with the new job.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Question....on the pecking order of an NP or PA....who rules?

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

[Aristus]

4. I don't recognize a pecking order on the subject.

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.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. So are you a PA? I think the PA can prescibe medication w/o approval.

Am I correct?

[Aristus]

6. Yes, I'm a PA. AFAIK, Nurse Practitioners, at least in Washington State,

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

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. What's a ARNP? So I am more confused on the delta of the NP and PA...can you enlighten?

[Aristus]

8. Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.

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]

9. So, that means some are trained to think like a nurse and some are trained to think like a doctor?

But both have the same medical background?

[Aristus]

10. That's a good way of putting it.

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

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. Thanks for the convo. Doc.

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]

13. Does this mean you can give me a brain transplant?

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

[leftieNanner]

11. Looking forward to it!

Cheers!