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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder why they didn't become a PA.  [/quote]
I wonder why they did not become a doctor, or pharmacist or some other better respected/paid health care professional[/quote]

You sound pretty ignorant,[b] CRNAs make 3 times what PAs make in many areas[/b] and are well respected. Also, not all nurses have to ask for urine, there are research nurses, informatic nurses, and many others.[/quote]

This simply isn't true.

CRNAs like other APNs and PAs are mid level practitioners and generally speaking all make in 90 k to 150 k range. CRNAs are not making  $300k.
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I thought PAs were considered sort of a joke compared to NPs, but I think the titles are confusing and I am probably mixing them up [/quote]

I think you are confusing PA for MA or medical assistant, and I wouldn't consider them a joke either.They have an important role to play, but I actually work in healthcare and don't take the attitude that salary equals someone's value.

The difference between PAs and NPs is in general how they are trained, but there is a ton of overlap between the careers. I'm an NP and my husband is a PA ( we didn't meet at work), and we're both of the mind that in the near future PAs  and NPS will become obsolete in favor of  a sole mid-level practitioner role .[/quote]

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