Ok, I havent visited this site in a while. As of right now I am a RN in an SICU and I do really enjoy my job but I'm looking to go back to school. What I really want to do is to be Orthopedic NP but my concern is how many Ortho NP positions are there out there and how is the pay. I have also thrown around the idea of going back to school to be PA. I guess my question is which of the two degrees would I be more likely to work in the Orthopedic field with and what would the pay difference be? Can I really expect to find a job in the Orthopedic fiel straight out of NP school with decent pay? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks