lizchao74 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Hi all- I just interviewed for a general surgery position where the other midlevel in the practice is an NP. He and the chief both mentioned (separately) that he wants more OR time and that he is working towards first-assist certification, and the NP mentioned that there is a push in the NP world for RNFA certification. Anyone heard anything about this? Just curious. Wondering if this is the NPs attempt at muscling in on PA's predominant role in the surgical realm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradopa Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hi all- I just interviewed for a general surgery position where the other midlevel in the practice is an NP. He and the chief both mentioned (separately) that he wants more OR time and that he is working towards first-assist certification, and the NP mentioned that there is a push in the NP world for RNFA certification. Anyone heard anything about this? Just curious. Wondering if this is the NPs attempt at muscling in on PA's predominant role in the surgical realm... I think that they would like to but its hard. AORN has designated the RNFA as the surgery advanced practicioner (despite the fact that it does not meet the requirements for advanced practice nursing). Texas requires NPs in surgery to be RNFAs. Other states and hospitals are moving this way. The fact that all PAs have some training in surgery and our scope is defined by the physicians practice makes it much easier for a PA to do surgery than NPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnpac Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Agree with coloradopa. There is no way that any medical staff will require any additional "certification" for surgery for PAs as we train in the medical model and do surgical rotations in training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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