i'm so confuse rite now... i just applied to a nursing school and i might be getting in Aug 07 but i really want to do is become a PA.. but i need to still take my G-chem!! it might take me another year or two 2 apply to PA school. im not getting any younger!! i know that PA gets more respected then a nurse... i hate that, people always looks down on nurses.. why?? Im a very independent person and yes i would like to be a PA or aNP?? i don't know i keep changing my mind. please help mehh
2007-01-27 13:42:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Being a nurse allows you more flexability in the job market. I joined the army as an LVN. After I got out of the Army, the VA paid for my Batchelors and then the excellent wages I made as a nurse allowed me to pay for my online Masters with no financial discomfort.
You might want to start as a nurse, get some experience under your belt, and become a PA two or three years later. Either way the medical field has a real shortage of both Nurses and PAs. I wish you success with your studies!
2007-01-27 14:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I admire nurses for the help they give their patients, and their intelligence. Its not easy being a nurse, the curriculum requires an extraordinary amount of sacrifice and studying. Not to mention the lab time. I think its terrific your thinking about going into the medical field. My wife is a nurse in the emergency room, she received an associates degree for registered nurse from a college in Illinois, and a Bachelors degree in nursing from a college in Wisconsin. I don't understand why anyone could look down on nurses. Typically, they work short staffed, and have to make important life and death decisions as a part of their daily routine. My hat is off to you! I wish you much success in your medical career, whichever one you choose. Good Luck!
2007-01-27 21:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by raisenet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go for PA school. I have a cousin who is starting PA school in the fall. You really can't get any higher than a PA, other than being a doctor. Good luck with whatever you choose!
2007-01-27 21:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by Tiki™ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do whatever you chose but nurses are highly respected here.I just retired after 35 years and never once did I ever feel that way
2007-01-27 21:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by evon stark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not only do they get more respect than a nurse, but they get a lot more $$$$$ too.
2007-01-27 21:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by RIVER 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should learn to speak, or at least type, some ******* English before you become a PA. I sure as hell wouldn't want any medical decisions being made about me or my life by someone who can't speak English.
2007-01-27 21:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by ttown_69 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋