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1. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

   tothct replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   That's funny, because when I graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with a BSN and from Yale as an Adult Care Nurse Practitioner, I thought I had the schooling and job specifications down pretty straight... Trust me. The fact that we are licens...

2. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

   tothct replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

   A Physician Assistant completes around 3000 hours for didactic and clinical education (1000+2000). A Nurse Practitioner completes about 1000 hours total or a little over (500+700). Also, a PA is trained in the medical model (just like physicians) a...