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My son, an RN, got accepted to grad school to become a Nurse Practitioner. I have no doubt he'll make it.
Weird how life works. I'd love to be half the success my dad was, or my grandfathers were, or my son is.
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excellent news... 
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Arch, congrats to your son.
For my own learning, what's the difference between an RN and a nurse practitioner?
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Arch, congrats to your son.
For my own learning, what's the difference between an RN and a nurse practitioner? From my understanding, a NP is just a step "below" a doctor. A NP can diagnose, treat, prescribe drugs, etc - but can't "apecialize". In some states they're called Physician Assistants I believe. Now, some with expertise can correct me if I'm wrong or missing something.
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Your son is kickin' butt. Great news. RN alone is very good.
PS. Here in Connecticut they're PAs.
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I guess it depends on one's definition of 'success.'
Judging by all things that are truly important, I'd say you done aight fer yerself...
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NP's and PA's have different scopes of practices. The hospital I work in has both. I prefer NP's(over MD's), especially if they've worked as RN's prior.
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Arch, congrats to your son.
For my own learning, what's the difference between an RN and a nurse practitioner? From my understanding, a NP is just a step "below" a doctor. A NP can diagnose, treat, prescribe drugs, etc - but can't "apecialize". In some states they're called Physician Assistants I believe. Now, some with expertise can correct me if I'm wrong or missing something. Interesting. The Dr. I see is actually a Physician Assistant. Looks, acts, talks, walks just like a doctor. There is a presiding Dr. in his office who is his boss, but I never see him. I always see the PA. He does everything a Dr. would do. I like him quite a bit. He yells at me a lot and doesn't mix words. He doesn't tell me what I want to hear, he tells me what I need to hear about getting my sorry butt in shape.  I think I knew this at one point, but I can't remember why PAs stop short of becoming a Dr. Could be less schooling or less liability.
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My son, an RN, got accepted to grad school to become a Nurse Practitioner. I have no doubt he'll make it.
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