FfIghter23 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Just read an article talking about APN's and PA's involved in Primary Care and it was a decent article until the author made this statement about the differences between the two professions: "The differences are implied in their titles. Physician assistants assist the doctor. Advanced practice nurses, commonly called nurse practitioners, are registered nurses with advanced degrees." uh................. so we don't hold advanced degrees? The author of the article actually did one of the best jobs describing the PA profession until that one sentence. Once an "assistant," always an assistant. The article can be seen here: http://www.pjstar.com/features/x1440167358/Today-s-patients-more-likely-to-find-new-faces-providing-medical-care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsfelder0417 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Ouch. I have no doubt that our title hurt us in that article. It was a step in the right direction, but our lack of representation and our misleading title helped to sell us short on what we can bring to the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 29, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 29, 2012 I sent a friendly note to the author with some factual corrections...I encourage you all to do the same...nicely...she was trying to write a good/positive article.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 At least we were linked with Docs ... NPs weren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2012 at least we were linked with docs ... Nps weren't. because they don't need them and we need to be "supervised" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 because they don't need them and we need to be "supervised" The other side of the coin is that they were mentioned as being registered nurses ... just trying to stay positive. Trust me, I was in favor of the name change a long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarMedic Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Is this something PAFT will respond to? Still gauging the function of the group and will pay dues if this is the type of thing PAFT will fight. EMEDPA I know you're part of PAFT, but did you respond as an individual representing yourself or the PAFT organization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2012 Is this something PAFT will respond to? Still gauging the function of the group and will pay dues if this is the type of thing PAFT will fight. EMEDPA I know you're part of PAFT, but did you respond as an individual representing yourself or the PAFT organization? BOTH. PAFT is keeping an ongoing list of these types of articles and responding to ALL OF THEM. it's important to correct these nonfactual statements that folks make without doing appropriate research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsfelder0417 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Nice. I have a lot of faith in PAFT. Well, now that I think of it, what choice do I really have, as our national association has laid representation on the shoulders of the individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2012 friendly note written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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