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[quote=Anonymous]NPs and PAs can have a lot of the same jobs. I think some hospitals (especially more surgery based ones) have a bias for PAs. Both can be awesome. Nurse Practitioners go to nursing school first and then complete a Master's or doctorate in nursing. An advantage of this is that you can always work as a nurse - I think in general there are more opportunities for nurses than PAs. NPS can practice autonomously in many states. They are also specialized - so that may limit practice - you can be adult, acute care, family, pediatric, neonatal, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, psychiatric. These are different master's programs with different boards and scope of practice. PAs do not practice autonomously. They go to college and then PA school. They need medical experience (as a medical assistant or nursing assistant) before applying to PA school. This is also a master's program, generally 2 years. Healthcare is wondering, rewarding, challenging work. [/quote]
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