I originally started out in college as a nursing major. My parents convinced me to switch so I did. Now I am going to be applying to a couple entry level Nurse Practioner programs in my area.
Everytime I tell people I am going back to school they ask me why I am not going to PA school instead. Now I have heard that PAs make more money than NPs but that NPs have more autonomy. Can anyone tell me the real differences between their roles, education, and paycheck. I have checked out the entrance requirements for these programs and it appears that people entering PA programs need between 2000-3000 hours of direct patient care. However entry level NP/Clinical Case Manager programs only require a Anatomy, Physiology, Stats, Microbiology, and Nutrition (some schools require a couple more, others a couple less).
Could someone please shed some light on this issue for me???