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    Can NPs work as RN's?

    The reason that you don't see many hospitals employing NP's is economics. The RN salary is simply supply/demand. Not many nurses/lots of demand = high salaries. This is compounded when there are laws...
  2. Do you actually have any figures on this. The quote on the Psych nurse was from experience with an NP in an FNP program. I have seen plently of ICU nurses in FNP programs also. What is "their...
  3. OK lets look at three scenarios. One is a nurse that has 4 years med-surg experience, one is a nurse that has 4 years ICU experience and one is a nurse that has 4 years of inpatient psych experience....
  4. I'll just address one of these issues. If you settle, you are entered in the national practitioner data bank. This is reportable on your license in most states and on credentialling in most hospitals....
  5. But can you assume all nurses have equal exposure to scenarios and situations just because they have experience. Surely you have seen NP's that are unable to process this information as NP's (unable...
  6. The real question is what is the average salary for FNP (their real competition ) in that market. According to Advance for NP's the average FP salary is $72K or if you want to compare this to a...
  7. But that doesn't answer the real question. Is this a valid test. The real problem is that there is relatively little data on what qualifies for "quality care" by either NP's or PA's. An interesting...
  8. You have to register with medscape to get it (this is free). The link works despite the log in problems. Re: The unpublished study on NP self confidence. I am not sure why the study is unpublished. It...
  9. Depending on the situation, the physician assessment may be appropriate. While there is disagreement, a significant proportion of NP's are employed by physicians so it would be nice to have them have...
  10. There is a similar debate in the PA field. There are programs that actively recruit students without medical experience. The claim is that they do not have to break the students of their bad habits....
  11. Thank you Siri. I also know that at least two of the 4 associates program have agreements with Masters programs that allow their students to get a Masters with that program. The concept of the Masters...
  12. I agree that some of the best universities in the country have online courses. However, it is relatively rare in well known graduate course and it is pretty much unheard of in medical education. Like...
  13. The most recent data doesn't seem to show this. MGMA data from 2005 shows the NP salary at 70k and PA salary at 75-80k. The AAPA data shows the average PA salary at 80k. The real problem with this is...
  14. i'm really glad for you that you have friends that are pa's. i wonder why they have not helped you with your many misconceptions about pa's. i hope that you are not passing on the same bad information...
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    Propofol

    Actually there are nurses in Colorado right now giving Propofol and have been for over a year. David Carpenter,
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    Fundoplications in children

    I'll put in my two cents. I don't work in peds GI anymore, but I used to. In our markey I have seen at least one complete cycle go around. From everyone with GERD gets fundo to no one gets one. Mostly...
  17. np's and pa's work in many of the same positions and along side each other with no problems. however lets look at you last paragraph 1. pa trained in all aspects of medicine including surgery,...
  18. \This is an easy one. There are plenty of places around that want your business. There is a big sign over my schedulers desk that says DC - No radiology tests at ****** hospital. The reason they are...
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