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1. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

   BlocDoc replied to jstuben's topic in NP

   I certainly could not attest to your first observation but I CAN to the second!

2. Topamax

   BlocDoc replied to ER-RN2's topic in Pain

   Topomax exerts clinical effects consistent with a group of drugs known as central membrane stabilizers. While an off-label use (very legal!) they are helpful in the treatment of neuropathic pain, manifested as pain arising from central pain sensitiza...

3. Esi

   BlocDoc replied to lyv33's topic in Pain

   OOH, boy- two controversial questions! Ok, "how many" has been and continues to be a topic of some debate- Many talk about 3 shots and you're out--However, the number is not the key-Bottom line- it is really patient specific, ie- depends upon the dos...

4. Would appreciate some opinions on pain management

   BlocDoc replied to kk2000's topic in Pain

   Like Diabetes, HTN, Throid disease, CAD, Hypercholesterolemia, etc, chronic pain is a disease- In terms of the treatment ramifications, there is no "fix" for the disease, therefore, varied treatments, to include medications, are used to manage the di...

5. RN Vs. PA?

   BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

   I would certainly wait for aspentree13's response but I would venture this. I don't know what that particular college is actually offering- The sticking point was whether or not it was a true Physician Assistant program as that would make a HUGE diff...

6. RN Vs. PA?

   BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry so long to respond- Life calls! I was an ADN when I went into PA school- (10 years experience) I had many certifications but just the ADN. I received a BS in Physician Assistant Studies and there was no Masters program (1994) for a few years ye...

7. 21 Male persuing RN thinking about working as a CNA??

   BlocDoc replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in Men

   Hello- I worked first as a nursing assistant for 2 summers in high school. I worked as a unit secretary in a hospital in Philadelphia while I went through nursing school. The two gave me great comfort in the hospital setting as well as just being com...

8. RN Vs. PA?

   BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

   Not to avoid your question, but let me ask another: What is the "standard" background for an MD, a DO, a lawyer, a banker, a school teacher, or an RN- The fact that advanced practice nursing programs require that you first be an RN, does not preclude...

9. RN Vs. PA?

   BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

   I hate to make a generalization here but for me, I had so many interests that I never stayed put in a particular area for more than a year or 2- I jumped around from specialty to specialty- Phenomenal for a resume in terms of breadth of experience, b...

10. RN Vs. PA?

    BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the welcome. Anything I tell you will be just one opinion and it would not be anything factual, just opinion. However, I might refer you to a thread over on the PA forum where such discussion goes on endlessly as one might expect. http://w...

11. RN Vs. PA?

    BlocDoc replied to aspentree13's topic in General Nursing

    I think your heart is in the right place with your post but I don't know that I agree with some of your perceptions. As a PA, the only "observation" that takes place is (granted) that my charts are co-signed. In that sense you are correct- However, t...

12. Just a note on the NP vs PA debate...

    BlocDoc replied to TMnurse's topic in NP

    As a teenager, I started as an orderly, putting nursing home residents on the commode- I did this ALL day long. A few years later I became a unit clerk ( a white male in a South Philly hospital with all black female UC's-think that won't humble you?)...