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

[Dena]

It certainly wasn't meant to be a nasty reply at all... Sorry I didn't put
the little happy faces in it to signify that it wasn't. I WAS surprised that
as long as you had been on this list that you had not bee exposed to this
thread at least once as it is a common discussion and argument.

And, no, you still don't realize that there are programs where one can go
into a NP program with NO nursing education, background, or experience.
Unbelievable but true. The BSN and NCLEX are accomplished WHILE one is in
the expanded 3 yr MSN program. Students may have to take their pre-req
science courses but NO nursing courses are required to get accepted.
Dena Galler

-----Original Message-----
From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf
Of GIN11153 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 1:39 PM
To: NPInfo at nurse.net
Subject: [NPInfo] re: Question about PA vs NP scope of practice roles

Good grief, Dena, did you have to post an email like that before rereading  
it to see if it was a nasty reply, which it was? You didn't need to jump
down 
my  throat for asking a question. 
 
I KNOW what an NP is and can do. I was just asking if PAs can do all the  
same things an NP can. Looking on a PA website does not describe the
difference  
between the 2.
 
Also, I have seen at least a hundred college NP programs' websites and  they

all require nursing work experience when you already have your RN  
training-yes, I have read the requirements to apply. If someone has a
non-nursing BS or 
BA, there are prerequisite courses one must take to gain  nursing clinical
and 
classroom experience first.
 
Gail



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