treejay

Hi all. I am at the pinnacle of a very important decision that needs to be made by this upcoming Friday. I am hoping folks on here can help. I have been accepted to a great PA program and a great direct entry NP Program (accepted to FNP but could swi...

I see this posted time and time again... And I will say it again. It isn't true anymore. The large number of direct entry NP programs have made this blanket statement not truthful. It is true for a substantial number of NPs. But most definitely n...

This simply isn't true anymore. It used to be, but with the proliferation of many direct entry programs, it is no longer the case.

How do PAs not get more or better education? Not trying to be antagonistic, but I disagree and would like to understand your viewpoint.

Yeah this is too bad in my opinion, because the NP profession really had a chance to fix some of the problems with current NP programs such as limited clinical hours.

All things being equal, I do believe PA school has a much more rigorous training based in more hard sciences and many more clinical hours. This is virtually undebatable. All NP preceptors I have rotated with have unequivocally agreed. That being s...

One more comment about the title NPP vs APC. Non-physician providers defines us what we aren't. Advanced Practice Clinician defines us by what we are. I dunno. To me, it seems the latter is the better term. treejay PA Student

Just a few comments on the notion that APCs have more time. I think it's a myth in many cases. The only reason why an APC would have more time, is if they're seeing fewer patients. And if one isn't working for themselves, the employer will try to ...

Thanks SkiBumNP. I appreciate it. I will PM you in the near future.

Does Kaiser use PAs in the ED? Also, what hospitals in the bay area use PAs in the ED? PA student considering a path in EM somewhere on the west coast..

How come ?

and when I say most often causes flushing, i have read that most patients who take niacin at therapeutic doses for HLD, get flushing side effects. it's not widely tolerated.

niacin most often causes flushing at therapeutic doses for hyperlipidemia. the vitamin dose it drastically smaller than that used for cholesterol/triglycerides. as far as overmedicating society, definitely. and in no small thanks to the incessant ...

wrong. why not simply type a few words into google for your quick answer?

I don't know if I agree that it's a real shame. How it's setup by the accrediting agency, PA programs are competency based, not degree based. Graduates of any PA program, associates or master's need to meet the same competencies, and those competen...

Abe Frohman ?? The sauage king of Chicago ?? :) Couldn't agree more. I'm with your vision. treejay, PA-S2

I don't know a single listing that lists all programs and what degrees are offered. The one core0 provided has all the info, it just takes longer to get at because you'd need to click on each state individually. Take, for example my state of Texas....

agreed strongly. unfortunately, there is lots of misinformation that ought to be cleared up. but our fields more or less occupy the same niche in healthcare with subtle differences. Therefore uniting to meet common goals will almost always be in o...

I have a hard time imagining not bringing up the pay. After all, that is the very reason you are looking into the job in the first place. why beat around the bush? You are working to make a living. You make a living by earning money. You have to...

very inaccurate. vast majority of PA programs are masters with many prereqs.

Of course. As is mine for PAs and NPs. But what is the outlook overall for all 50 states?

Amazing all the misinformation is out there about this, especially by people posting on this board.

On the contray, PAs have prescriptive authority in 50 states. Many of the states includes schedule II. Some states only schedule 3 and above. What is the state laws for NPs and scheulde IIs?

Not accurate, in 2 ways: 1) NPs do not need a doctorate, nor is there any timeframe which says they will need one. I'm quite surprised regarding the misunderstanding RNs and others here have regarding this topic. It was recommended that by 2015 Mas...

I'm sorry friend but you appear to be quite misinformed. A bit surprising too considering you have the healthcare experience you speak of. 1) Very important to compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges. One can get a PA or NP degree with 0 ho...