My kool aid taste great! Your talking a lot but saying nothing! NP\'s have our own independent offices and licenses with prescription authority, PA\'s don\'t! Understand that PA\'s must have an MD sign off on their charts and prescriptions for approval; NP\'s don\'t need that in 20 states and the other states have varying degrees of autonomy. Also, I\'ve attended and currently attend one of the most dynamic university\'s in NYC or the World for that matter and I\'ve taken Advanced Pathophysiology 2 and spent many a day completing clinical hours. But understand this.. if a patient feels that I am unqualified to manage his or her medical care; they should seek advice elsewhere. Our offices will continue to be full, I\'ll still make well into the six figures \"more than many of the MD\'s I know\" and I won\'t need to repay the 100k plus in student loans like an MD. Also, I do not claim nor want to be an MD but patients need options when seeking medical advice and care. Too often MD\'s fail to meet the psychological needs of patients because their focus is the disease process and they do not see the patient as a whole. An NP focuses on the patient\'s response to the care being provided \"as a whole\", which is why our patient care ratings continue to flourish. Again, I am not a Doctor but I take issue with someone claiming that NP\'s don\'t know shit when we are dedicated healthcare professionals and deserve the same respect the other disciplines are handed. I know too many PA\'s and MD\'s that I can run rings around \"in my specialty\" but as you say, we don\'t know shit... Thank you for your insight but maybe you should not use such a broad stroke because your aim appears miss guided.
Also, MD\'s, PA\'s and NP\'s always have this pissing test in terms of which is better or more qualified for this or that and it makes no sense to me. We each are medical professionals and should be respected for the care we provide and knowledge we possess. There is no need to fight when we each have already won in our respective fields.