Full Text Access for Subscribers: Show Not a Subscriber?2015 AAPA Poster Session Abstracts Hooker, Roderick S. PhD, PA; Brock, Douglas M. PhD; Cook, Michelle PhD Roderick S. Hooker is a retired PA and health policy analyst. Douglas M. Brock is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Wash. Michelle Cook is associate vice president of research at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in Austin, Tex. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000471291.02985.b1
Is PA similar to NP?Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are advanced healthcare practitioners with similar responsibilities, such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medications. However, their training and paths toward certification differ in significant ways.
What is the difference between and NP and PA?Physician assistants train using the medical model, similar to physicians, which means they focus on the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease that the patient has. Nurse practitioners train on the nursing model, which means they focus on the testing, diagnosis, and treatment of the patient with the disease.
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