What is the difference in responsibilities and pay of a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant?

It's a published standard, so anyone with the training can do it. As the others have stated, it is usually done by the nearest and most hands-on trained person (ie nurse, or even paramedic ...

Oh boy. If you're a nurse you are going to the front lines where it is happening. That is where you are needed so that is where you are going. Now quit being a coward.

A Physician Assistant [or PA] is someone who may or may not have a medical background who goes to a mini version of the same medical school doctors endure. The theory is this: 80% of the things a d...

My family sees a nurse practitioner on a regular basis for colds and basic illnesses. She's great and it doesn't cost as much to see her. They can still write perscriptions. I take our...

physician's assistant has an AS ~ 1 to 2 years of training. nurse practitioner is a real nurse with a BS or AS and 2~3 years of nursing school. In medicine really matters is their level...

The NP is sort of like a doctor where he or she can assess and evaluate medical conditions and provide treatment which may include prescription medication. The NP is more invasive with the patient...

Yup its bullsh!t. Same with teaching hospitals. You get students instead of doctors.

It depends entirely on the individual's training, experience and personality. Another consideration would be hospital regulations and state board of medicine scope of practice regulations, an...