You are right. I should not have used the word "provider". It derailed the conversation. I should have said that I was interested in "a role that allows me, when a patient arrives, to do most of the...
You are mistaken, NanikRN. There are thousands or millions of healthcare visits everyday that do not involve a doctor, NP or PA at each visit. There are nurse-only immunization visits. There are home...
This thread isn't going the way I hoped that it would. Thank you all for your input. However, what I was really hoping for was some alternative suggestions for career paths that I might not have...
I can write pretty much anything into the chart note because nothing is final until after the provider reviews it, bills it and finalizes it. The providers don't mind it the scribes take their best...
I'm just a student so I cannot give you any advice at this point, but I would love to hear the details of your work including what is within your scope of practice as a nurse, what is clearly outside...
If you'll bear with me a moment I could use some advice. I am in the midst of a long and difficult career change from teaching to healthcare. At first I was going to pursue Respiratory Therapy but...
mom2cka, I value your opinion because you have been through the schooling and are doing the job. However, two things come to my mind. First, you seem to be a bit hard on yourself. All clinicians seek...
I have been searching for direct entry FNP programs. My bachelor's degree is in Economics, but I have completed the necessary prerequisites for PA/NP programs. I am having trouble finding these...
A doctor saying that PAs and NPs don't "practice medicine" is similar to a college professor who teaches calculus telling a high school algebra teacher that the high school teacher doesn't really...