tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post865584978873152263..comments2024-03-20T10:44:38.106-05:00Comments on madness: tales of an emergency room nurse: PAs in ER Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-71062173035424184112014-02-03T23:56:05.085-06:002014-02-03T23:56:05.085-06:00I must be lucky, I've generally only worked wi...I must be lucky, I've generally only worked with good ones, both in a Level I trauma center, and a top 20 Busiest ER.<br /><br />I think what makes it work for us, them, and the patients is that they know when they're in over their head, and they hand off the ones out of their depth back to the docs.<br /><br />If anyone, RN, NP, or PA doesn't know when they're in over they're head, ain't nobody gonna win that deal, least of all the patient.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-72181167154182956532014-02-01T22:55:29.203-06:002014-02-01T22:55:29.203-06:00Sorry I just don't think they, or Nps for that...Sorry I just don't think they, or Nps for that matter are cut out for complicated patients.girlvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431758200580814440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-78150509235568175752014-02-01T15:24:04.377-06:002014-02-01T15:24:04.377-06:00I disagree. I have worked with PAs for years and ...I disagree. I have worked with PAs for years and have a lot of respect for them. The PAs I work with have had years of experience and are much more empathetic than most MDs. They actually listen to the patients. How many doctors do you know who do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-36120557439171513812014-01-31T16:28:33.241-06:002014-01-31T16:28:33.241-06:00PA programs are 3 years long, end in a masters deg...PA programs are 3 years long, end in a masters degree, and generally require a bachelors degree prior to admission to the program. The classes are often taught by the same faculty that teaches the med students. NPs do have experience in the medical environment but many NP programs are taught as online programs in the nursing model. How does that make NPs better? I have worked with both and there are good and bad in both professions. I work ER and have worked with many midlevels (NP and PA) that I would trust more than some of the docs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-84393771550455900582014-01-30T22:57:41.988-06:002014-01-30T22:57:41.988-06:00Wowza! We use PAs but ONLY in urgent care. If th...Wowza! We use PAs but ONLY in urgent care. If they were seeing regular patients they would have to consult with an MD on every single patient so I don't see how it saves the docs much time. And from a patient perspective, I would be less than confident too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com