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    What Is The Difference

    core0 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Physician Assistants are trained in the medical model and work with the supervision of a physician. They work under general supervision which means that a physician has to be available to communicate...
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    NPs practicing as DRs

    core0 replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You do understand the difference between professor of medicine and PhD in medicine? The PhD is in biology. He is the medical school as a professor of medicine (ie that is his academic
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    NPs practicing as DRs

    core0 replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Like you said not your specialty. Every PA has a required clinical rotation in psych as well as devoted didactic path and pharm. In my program it was six weeks combined with neurology. So path was...
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    Can NPs prescribe meds for off label purposes?

    core0 replied to Cessna172's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll come in with a different perspective. Off label use is any use where the indication, dosage, age group or form of administration was not approved. On a routine basis we use drugs in ways that...
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    ACNP Intensivist

    core0 replied to tmgafford's topic in Advanced Practice

    You don't have enough people. We cover a 20 bed SICU with 9 PA/NPs and 3-6 residents. Nights are 2 NP/PA during the week plus a resident (ideally on designated nap time between 12-5 AM). 1 PA/NP plus...
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    ANCC to retire most popular, and eventually all, NP roles.

    core0 replied to RPF,PhD,NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think that people are missing a valid point from ANCC. The reason that the GNP is going away is that another organization is/was offering certification without completing a separate GNP program....
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    Questions for Current NPs

    core0 replied to JesseMJ's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What you are describing is what happened in the late 80's or early 90's. Hospitals would hire NPs or PAs and bill for their salaries under part A. This is now illegal. NPs bill under Medicare part B...
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    Can NPs prescribe medication?

    core0 replied to rondo341's topic in General Nursing

    Really this is what the BON has to say: : Can a nurse practitioner write prescriptions for controlled substances? A: No, federal law requires that anyone prescribing...
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    Question re: OG tube - New in ICU

    core0 replied to cm8816's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you think nothing can get by the cuff of an ET tube why do we place the head of the bed at 30 degrees? The balloon on the cuff is exactly that, a balloon. Its relatively easy to get an NG or a...
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    Exam Coding

    core0 replied to mbuchanan2107's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Its illegal. There are three conditions to incident to: The initial visit for that condition must be performed by the physician. The NPP must be an employee of the physician or practice. The physician...
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    An Interesting Thread: Productivity

    core0 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    They are really using the wrong term. Classically productivity is a measure of efficiency in production. Usually its measured as a ratio of what is produced to what is required to produce it. If you...
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    Anyone have NPs in their ICU?

    core0 replied to jcurlygirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have more than 70 PAs and NPs working in 8 ICUs in two hospitals. We are moving toward 24/7 coverage (have it most of the time in 5 ICUs). This is the way of the future (IMO) given the restrictions...
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    Please cretique my URI treatment plan

    core0 replied to PMercier's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    agree with others. if they meet the above criteria they probably should be reassessed. the medical director is simply taking the easy way out and giving everyone antibiotics thereby increasing...
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    Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    core0 replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    Actually its not. I am attempting to show that competency based professions are similar. If someone had said no one would ever hire an RN with an associates and why would an RN get a doctorate they...
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    Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    core0 replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm just replace PA with RN here. Would this be
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    Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    core0 replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    I think that people apply for the program that best suits them. The cert/associates programs really target people with a lot of health care experience. The also typically look for people willing to...
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    Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    core0 replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you have to have a realistic view of what you can do. Whatever route you take their will be physical activities that are required. For nursing school you have already described them. Once...
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    waiting period for Hep C lab?

    core0 replied to MySonIsAdorable's topic in General Nursing

    1 to 6 months. Average is 6 to 10 weeks.
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    Can a nurse with associate degree get into physician assistant?

    core0 replied to Sweet_jen09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The quick answer is yes. The longer answer is you made need a number of other prerequisites and non-masters programs are relatively rare. You can find more answers here:...
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    CEUs as part of total compensation package... Looking for input!

    core0 replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    $1500 seems to be the going rate. I would ask for $2000. With air and hotel a one week conference will easily be
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    Best places to live/work?

    core0 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can talk about Georgia (or northern Georgia). In Atlanta, Emory has a new center for critical care. There is a fair amount of research going on so the possibility is there if you want it. In the end...
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    PA work under an NP

    core0 replied to Birdbr's topic in General Nursing

    You need to work on the phrasing. A PA does not work under a doctor. PAs carry their own medical license but must have a supervising physician to practice. For example in Georgia I have my own medical...
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    Minor medical emergency on my airplane trip today!

    core0 replied to BSNgrad2010's topic in General Nursing

    If you need to provide medical care and need to get into the medical kit they will hook you up with a physician usually in the states. Here is an article on the process:...
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    Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    core0 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    the community standard of care does have a specific meaning. as someone who does expert testimony as a pa i can also tell you that with one very limited exception that i can think of, the community...
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    Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    core0 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    this was answered two pages back (although without green text). functionally everywhere i've worked nps and pas doing the same job do the same work. i can diagnose medical conditions, formulate a plan...