[NPInfo] Question about PA vs NP scope of practice roles

[Dena]

Gail--
Good grief, where have you been??? This subject has been discussed ad
nauseum on this list way too many times to count. There is NO difference in
the jobs performed by NPs and PAs. PAs do need MD supervision but can own
their own practice (perhaps not in all states)-- as long as they have a MD
who supervises them.

And by the way, you are definitely mistaken to say that NPs need to have
prior nursing experience before becoming a NP. NOT TRUE! First, many go
straight from a BSN program into a MSN NP program with NEVER having worked
as a nurse. Second, all these horrible 3 yr MSN NP programs that take
someone with a Bachelors degree in ANYTHING and turn out NPs with no nursing
experience. 

Dena Galler

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From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of GIN11153 at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 11:29 PM
To: NPInfo at nurse.net
Subject: [NPInfo] Question about PA vs NP scope of practice roles

Please tell me what the difference in capabilities are between a PA  and an 
NP other than an NP has had nursing experience prior to taking an NP
program. 
It seems to me that they both essentially do the same things, such as  
diagnose, order tests, prescribe meds, and more. I know that some states
require  MD 
supervision of NPs while other states allow independent or collaborating  
private practices. Do all PAs require MD supervision, so a PA can never
have 
their own practice? I really don't know much about PA training.
 
 
Gail Neuman  RNC CPHW
student midwife and student nurse practitioner
certified high  risk OB/OB legal consultant
Perinatal Nurse Associates
801 N. Tustin Ave.,  Suite 305
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 314-7070
(714) 838-1479  fax



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