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what is the scope of practice of an MD and Np in the Picu? can someone compare and do the pros and cons of being a MD or A NP in the picu setting? thank you for your time!

Hello, I have been researching being a physician assistant and being a nurse practitioner and I have not really gotten the information I am looking for. I am only in highschool, but know that I want to work in the health care field. My main question ...

thank you that sounds like a great idea. I am waiting to see if i got into this summer internship at a childrens hospital near where i live. if i do not get in then i will try to see if i can shadow a nurse in a local hospital!

thank you benm93, i am going to go to nursing school. this will allow me to figure out what path i will want to take. thank you for your time!

i reasked this questuon to see if anyone else had a different view or feelings toward np's. My family has alot of health providers in it who talk about the health care over family dinners. i was just seeing what others thought. I am only in high scho...

is there even np's in the picu? if so, what do they do? do they do more than what a nurse does?

thank you for your time!

how long will it take to become an NP? (i think 6 i could be wrong) would it be woth it just to go all the way and be an MD? my family was discusing how the health care is changing and more people will have more NP care than doctor care in hospital a...

hello! i was woundering if anyone went or knows people that went to the following colleges: Umass amherst UPENN northeastern university quinnipiac university fitchburg state college salem state university boston college (colleges i am looking at goin...

Thanks for your advice! I am now just looking at colleges in mass. But I still am thinking about applying to PENN. Any other advce would be great!

thank you! does anyone know a details of these colleges?

thanks! do you hace any advice! :)

thank you for your help!

Would you recomend becoming an NP? why or why not? (some people say it is not a good career. just thought i would ask you advice)

Thank you for that article! The answered a lot of my questions I had about np's!

ohhh thank you!

It is ok! i do not mind going off topic. if u do not mind me asking janfrn, Do u work in the Picu? and what are some advice you would give to someone who wants to become a pediatric nurse?

thank you! Saija, u did not put me off of becoming a doctor. You just helped to put my thoughts together about why i wanted to become a doctor. i also hope too that you accomplish what you want in life! good luck!!!!!!!!!!

THank you to saija and janfrn! your answers are amazing! it really put a whole new look to why i wanted to be a docter. As i was reading these post, i can see that with the personality i have and what i would like to do, becoming a nurse over a docto...

thank you! would you say that it would be a good idea to become a NP or not?

from doctors and other nures. just have talked to some people that said they were not respected as a nurse or Np.

do NP in the PICU have respect? what is it like being a NP in the PICU?

oh tHANKS!!!! that was good input. it really helped!

just wanted to ask any other nurses out there if they would recommend becoming a pediatric intensivist.? i am not shure what i would rather do, become a picu np or pediatric intensivist.

i thought it over.... and i can see my self being an NP over anything else! any NP's want to give my advise!?