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Suicide Risk Among Nurses Higher than Non-Nurses
Nurses are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population according to the findings of the first national investigation into nurse suicide in over twenty years.
How Do You Deal with “I Want to See a Doctor”?
What do you do when a patient has the audacity to say, “I want to see a real doctor,” thus calling into question your qualifications?
Yet Another Physician Speaks Out Against PAs, NPs
As the physician shortage worsens, there is no shortage of physicians speaking out against the idea of PAs and NPs being comparable substitutes.
Female PAs Still Paid Less than Male PAs
Female PAs earn $.91 to every dollar male PAs earn according to the newly released findings from the AAPA’s annual salary survey.
A PSA on How to Address PAs
A physician assistant took to Twitter this week to offer up a PSA on how to address PAs, something that many still manage to bungle.
5 Reasons to Give Travel Positions a Try
For those with a sense of adventure, travel positions need no other selling point. If you don’t have a natural love of travel, though, here are five other reasons to consider travel assignments.
NPs Touted as Primary Care Shortage Solution—Yet Again
Nurse practitioners are the solution to health care provider shortages, or so said a rally cry of an op-ed published by The Hill this week.
NPs Bite Back at Physicians’ Call for Public Advocacy Campaign
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners have been battling it out online in the form of open letters this past week, with both calling on the AMA to step in.
89% of Patients Consult “Dr. Google” First
Dr. Google is in. 89% of patients queue up Google and search for their symptoms before going to see a medical provider. But this isn’t exactly a good thing.
PAs to Prescribe Medical Marijuana in NH
New Hampshire’s Governor signed a bill on Friday, expanding the list of providers who are allowed to prescribe medical marijuana to include physician assistants.