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Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:40 pm to ruzil
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Used to be co signed, but maybe they changed that in some states.
NP and PAs can get their DEA license and write scripts.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:40 pm to ruzil
No one is considered to be a real doctor by "real doctors". Not even other "real doctors".
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:40 pm to shinerfan
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I know NPs can and for most practical purposes NPs can be considered doctors.
what's the major difference? (probably not having to carry malpractice insurance
) serious question thoughPosted on 1/14/15 at 12:41 pm to ruzil
I 've taken employees to urgent care clinics quite a few times and had NPs write prescriptions on the spot. There could be limits on what they can prescribe, though.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:42 pm to 777Tiger
quote:I have no idea. My sis is a PA who also got her license to write scripts. The amount of money she makes for half the schooling of "actual doctors" makes PA look way smarter to me.
what's the major difference? (probably not having to carry malpractice insurance ) serious question though
This post was edited on 1/14/15 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:43 pm to ksayetiger
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dentsists go to dental school. they know about one percent of someone that goes to med school
What the frick do you think they are doing for 4 fricking years? Trust me, they are specialists and learn just as much as MD's only in a specialized field. (If anything they learn more about the one thing they do everyday than an MD who crams 4 years of learning many different areas of medicine).
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:45 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
They can make you bleed, they are doctors.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:46 pm to lsupride87
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I have no idea. My sis is a PA who also got her license to write scripts. The amount of money she makes for half the schooling of "actual doctors" makes PA look way smarter to me.
my wife has been in the medical field for over 25 years, whenever anyone asks her career advice she always tells them to go the NP,PA route, or be a vet, if you have to go to med school -plastics
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:48 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
Dentists can prescribe Vicodin. So yes doctor.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:49 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
ask your buddy if they can write prescriptions for narcotic.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:49 pm to Boondock Saint
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What the frick do you think they are doing for 4 fricking years? Trust me, they are specialists and learn just as much as MD's only in a specialized field. (If anything they learn more about the one thing they do everyday than an MD who crams 4 years of learning many different areas of medicine).
I guess the four to six years of speacialized residency that a physician does has no meaning then.
that answers any debate about the difference between a med doctor and a PA as well
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:50 pm to Scruffy
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They are doctors in the same way a PHD is.
Only based on semantics.
It's interesting because a PhD is considered the highest degree one can earn in this country. However, with few exceptions it rarely offers the same level of distinction for certifications. One exception being a PhD in psychology.
Cite note 70
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:51 pm to Bmath
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PhD in psychology.
you mean Psychiatry? shrinks go to med school I believe
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:53 pm to 777Tiger
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you mean Psychiatry? shrinks go to med school I believe
Psychiatrists do. They are MD's. Psychologists with a PhD do not.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:53 pm to 777Tiger
Scruffy enjoys how there is so much anger.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:55 pm to Scruffy
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Scruffy enjoys how there is so much anger.
Im enjoying this as well
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:57 pm to Scruffy
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Scruffy enjoys how there is so much anger.
you're a career shite stirrer aren't you?
Posted on 1/14/15 at 12:58 pm to 777Tiger
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you're a career shite stirrer aren't you?
It's Scruffy's side job.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:00 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
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what's the major difference? (probably not having to carry malpractice insurance ) serious question though
A NP in LA can write Rx's for controlled substances without an MD being present, as long as they have a signed "collaborative agreement" with a MD or Dentist (So yes, I would consider a DNS to be a doctor). PA’s do not have as much autonomy as far as writing Rx’s (I believe they need an MD to sign off) but can specialize more such as assisting with surgery. Some NP’s are limited in the TYPE of controlled substances they can prescribe and what they are prescribed FOR. For example, a psych NP can write for Schedule II-N (ADHD meds) but not Schedule II’s such as Oxycontin. They can also not Rx Adderall for weight loss, but a MD can. A NP also is required to have malpractice insurance (just not as expensive as MD's)
This post was edited on 1/14/15 at 1:02 pm
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